A Sense of the Mysterious: Science and the Human Spirit
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From the bestselling author of Einstein’s Dreams comes this lyrical and insightful collection of science writing that delves into the mysteries of the scientific process—physics, astronomy, mathematics—and exposes its beauty and intrigue.
In these brilliant essays, Lightman explores the emotional life of science, the power of imagination, the creative moment, and the alternate ways in which scientists and humanists think about the world. Along the way, he provides in-depth portraits of some of the great geniuses of our time, including Albert Einstein, Richard Feynman, Edward Teller, and astronomer Vera Rubin. Thoughtful, beautifully written, and wonderfully original, A Sense of the Mysterious confirms Alan Lightman’s unique position at the crossroads of science and art.
© 2018 Blackstone Publishing (Lydbog): 9781982547363
Udgivelsesdato
Lydbog: 18. september 2018
Bøger, der ligner A Sense of the Mysterious: Science and the Human Spirit
- A Primer of Life Histories: Ecology, Evolution, and Application Jeffrey A. Hutchings
- God Is Not One: The Eight Rival Religions That Run the World--and Why Their Differences Matter Stephen Prothero
- Half-Earth: Our Planet's Fight for Life Edward O. Wilson
- Exact Thinking in Demented Times: The Vienna Circle and the Epic Quest for the Foundations of Science Karl Sigmund
- A Planet of Viruses Carl Zimmer
- The Alchemy of Us: How Humans and Matter Transformed One Another Ainissa Ramirez
- Genesis: The Deep Origin of Societies Edward O. Wilson
- The Mutant Project: Inside the Global Race to Genetically Modify Humans Eben Kirksey
- Cynicism Ansgar Allen
- Electrified Sheep Alex Boese
- The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2023 Carl Zimmer, Jaime Green
- The Secret of Life Howard Markel
- Blue: In Search of Nature's Rarest Color Kai Kupferschmidt
- Weather Science: How Meteorology Has Gone from Folklore to High- Tech Brian Clegg
- Bacteria: A Very Short Introduction Sebastian Amyes
- The Etymologicon: A Circular Stroll Through the Hidden Connections of the English Language Mark Forsyth
- An Introduction to Information Theory: Symbols, Signals and Noise John R. Pierce
- The Last Butterflies: A Scientist's Quest to Save a Rare and Vanishing Creature Nick Haddad
- Ever Since Darwin: Reflections in Natural History Stephen Jay Gould
- In Search of Memory: The Emergence of a New Science of Mind Eric R. Kandel
- Ten Days in Physics that Shook the World: How Physicists Transformed Everyday Life Brian Clegg
- In Search of a Theory of Everything: The Philosophy Behind Physics Demetris Nicolaides
- Birds, Sex and Beauty: The Extraordinary Implications of Charles Darwin's Strangest Idea Matt Ridley
- Faith Versus Fact: Why Science and Religion Are Incompatible Jerry A. Coyne
- When the Earth Had Two Moons: Cannibal Planets, Icy Giants, Dirty Comets, Dreadful Orbits, and the Origins of the Night Sky Erik Asphaug
- The Graphene Revolution: The Weird Science of the Ultra-thin Brian Clegg
- The Price of Immortality: The Race to Live Forever Peter Ward
- Journey to the Edge of Reason: The Life of Kurt Gödel Stephen Budiansky
- The Mind of a Bee Lars Chittka
- The Enigma of Reason Hugo Mercier, Dan Sperber
- Creation Stories: Landscapes and the Human Imagination Anthony Aveni
- Psychedelic Apes: From parallel universes to atomic dinosaurs – the weirdest theories of science and history Alex Boese
- Conscience: The Origins of Moral Intuition Patricia S. Churchland
- The Allure of the Multiverse: Extra Dimensions, Other Worlds, and Parallel Universes Paul Halpern
- The Pope of Physics: Enrico Fermi and the Birth of the Atomic Age Bettina Hoerlin, Gino Segre
- Biomimetics: How Lessons From Nature Can Transform Technology Brian Clegg
- Homo Mysterious: Evolutionary Puzzles of Human Nature David P. Barash
- Force: What It Means to Push and Pull, Slip and Grip, Start and Stop Henry Petroski
- What's Gotten Into You: The Story of Your Body's Atoms, from the Big Bang Through Last Night's Dinner Dan Levitt
- Hot Air Peter Stott
- Impact: How Rocks from Space Led to Life, Culture, and Donkey Kong Greg Brennecka
- World Mythology: A Very Short Introduction David A. Leeming
- A World Without Soil: The Past, Present, and Precarious Future of the Earth Beneath Our Feet Jo Handelsman
- Alice and Bob Meet the Wall of Fire: The Biggest Ideas in Science from Quanta
- Nihilism Nolen Gertz
- Monarchs and Milkweed: A Migrating Butterfly, a Poisonous Plant, and Their Remarkable Story of Coevolution Anurag Agrawal
- Charles Darwin's Barnacle and David Bowie's Spider: How Scientific Names Celebrate Adventurers, Heroes, and Even a Few Scoundrels Stephen B. Heard, PhD
- Pseudoscience: A Very Short Introduction Michael D. Gordin
- Block by Block: The Historical and Theoretical Foundations of Thermodynamics Robert T. Hanlon
- Living on Earth: Life, Consciousness and the Making of the Natural World Peter Godfrey-Smith
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