Fashion, Faith, and Fantasy in the New Physics of the Universe

What can fashionable ideas, blind faith, or pure fantasy possibly have to do with the scientific quest to understand the universe? Surely, theoretical physicists are immune to mere trends, dogmatic beliefs, or flights of fancy? In fact, acclaimed physicist and bestselling author Roger Penrose argues that researchers working at the extreme frontiers

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What can fashionable ideas, blind faith, or pure fantasy possibly have to do with the scientific quest to understand the universe? Surely, theoretical physicists are immune to mere trends, dogmatic beliefs, or flights of fancy? In fact, acclaimed physicist and bestselling author Roger Penrose argues that researchers working at the extreme frontiers

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• Authors: Roger Penrose, Penrose Roger
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 22.10.2024
• EAN: 9780691264301
• ISBN: 978-0-691-26430-1
• No. of pages: 536
• Series: Princeton Science Library
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Science: general issues, SCIENCE / History, SCIENCE / General, MATHEMATICS / General, SCIENCE / Physics / General, SCIENCE / Physics / Quantum Theory, SCIENCE / Philosophy & Social Aspects, Mathematics, Philosophy of Science, History of Science, Physics, Impact of science and technology on society, Quantum physics (quantum mechanics and quantum field theory)