Farewell to Reality How Modern Physics Has Betrayed the Search for Scientific Truth
eBook - 2013
From acclaimed science author Jim Baggot, a lively, provocative, and "intellectually gratifying" critique of modern theoretical physics (The Economist). Where does one draw the line between solid science and fairy-tale physics? Jim Baggott argues that there is no observational or experimental evidence for many of the ideas of modern theoretical physics: super-symmetric particles, super strings, the multiverse, the holographic principle, or the anthropic cosmological principle. Unafraid to challenge prominent theorists, Baggott offers engaging portraits of many central figures of modern physics, including Stephen Hawking, Paul Davies, John D. Barrow, Brian Greene, and Leonard Susskind. Informed, comprehensive, and balanced, Fare...well to Reality discusses the latest ideas about the nature of physical reality while clearly distinguishing between fact and fantasy, providing essential and entertaining reading for everyone interested in what we...
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Pegasus Books
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| ISBN | 9781453299142 |
| Release Date | 8/6/2013 |
