Lyt når som helst, hvor som helst

Nyd den ubegrænsede adgang til tusindvis af spændende e- og lydbøger - helt gratis

  • Lyt og læs så meget du har lyst til
  • Opdag et kæmpe bibliotek fyldt med fortællinger
  • Eksklusive titler + Mofibo Originals
  • Opsig når som helst
Start tilbuddet
DK - Details page - Device banner - 894x1036

In Search of a Theory of Everything: The Philosophy Behind Physics

2 Anmeldelser

4

Længde
8T 18M
Sprog
Engelsk
Format
Kategori

Fakta

In Search of a Theory of Everything takes listeners on an adventurous journey through space and time on a quest for a unified "theory of everything" by means of a rare and agile interplay between the natural philosophies of influential ancient Greek thinkers and the laws of modern physics. By narrating a history and a philosophy of science, theoretical physicist Demetris Nicolaides logically connects great feats of critical mind and unbridled human imagination in their ambitious quest for the theory that will ultimately explain all the phenomena of nature via a single immutable overarching law.

This comparative study of the universe tells the story of physics through philosophy, of the current via the forgotten, in a balanced way. Nicolaides begins each chapter with a relatively easier analysis of nature—one conceived by a major natural philosopher of antiquity—easing listeners gradually into the more complex views of modern physics, by intertwining finely the two, the ancient with the new. Those philosophers' rigorous scientific inquiry of the universe includes ideas that resonate with aspects of modern science, puzzles about nature that still baffle, and clever philosophical arguments that are used today to reassess competing principles of modern physics and speculate about open physics problems.

© 2020 Tantor Media (Lydbog): 9781705265987

Release date

Lydbog: 20. oktober 2020

Andre kan også lide...

  1. On the Origin of Evolution: Tracing ‘Darwin’s Dangerous Idea’ from Aristotle to DNA John Gribbin
  2. The Shape of a Life: One Mathematician’s Search for the Universe’s Hidden Geometry Shing-Tung Yau
  3. The Higgs Boson: Searching for the God Particle Scientific American
  4. Einstein’s Fridge: The Science of Fire, Ice and the Universe Paul Sen
  5. All These Worlds Are Yours: The Scientific Search for Alien Life Jon Willis
  6. Physics: A Very Short Introduction Sidney Perkowitz
  7. Ten Days in Physics that Shook the World: How Physicists Transformed Everyday Life Brian Clegg
  8. Knowing What We Know: The Transmission of Knowledge: From Ancient Wisdom to Modern Magic Simon Winchester
  9. Evolution: The Remarkable History of a Scientific Theory Edward J. Larson
  10. What the Future Looks Like: Scientists Predict the Next Great Discoveries and Reveal How Today's Breakthroughs Are Already... Jim Al-Khalili
  11. The Perfect Theory: A Century of Geniuses and the Battle over General Relativity Pedro G. Ferreira
  12. The Clock Mirage: Our Myth of Measured Time Joseph Mazur
  13. The Logic of Scientific Discovery Karl Popper
  14. The Pope of Physics: Enrico Fermi and the Birth of the Atomic Age Bettina Hoerlin
  15. Ask the Experts: Physics and Math Scientific American
  16. Exploring Mars: Secrets of the Red Planet Scientific American
  17. Ancient Philosophy: The Fundamentals Daniel W. Graham
  18. An Introduction to Information Theory: Symbols, Signals and Noise John R. Pierce
  19. Earth: Over 4 Billion Years in the Making Chris Packham
  20. Marx in Motion: A New Materialist Marxism Thomas Nail
  21. History of Quantum Physics Introbooks Team
  22. Bacteria: A Very Short Introduction Sebastian Amyes
  23. A Sense of the Mysterious: Science and the Human Spirit Alan Lightman
  24. Calculating the Cosmos: How Mathematics Unveils the Universe Ian Stewart
  25. Great Catholic Scientists: Discoveries and Lives of Faith Michelle Francl-Donnay
  26. The Sickness is the System: When Capitalism Fails to Save Us from Pandemics or Itself Richard D. Wolff
  27. Genesis: The Deep Origin of Societies Edward O. Wilson
  28. Black Holes: The Key to Understanding the Universe Brian Cox
  29. Quantum Entanglement Jed Brody
  30. The Myth of the Framework: In Defence of Science and Rationality Karl Popper
  31. Conquering the Electron: The Geniuses, Visionaries, Egomaniacs, and Scoundrels Who Built Our Electronic Age Eric Brach
  32. The Story of Philosophy: The Lives and Opinions of the Greater Philosophers Will Durant
  33. Revolt: The Worldwide Uprising Against Globalization Nadav Eyal
  34. Free Will Explained: How Science and Philosophy Converge to Create a Beautiful Illusion Dan Barker
  35. The Elephant in the Universe: Our Hundred-Year Search for Dark Matter Govert Schilling
  36. Physics for Poets Richard T. Kouzes
  37. Carbon Capture Howard J. Herzog
  38. Systems Biology: A Very Short Introduction Eberhard O. Voit
  39. Signature in the Cell: DNA and the Evidence for Intelligent Design Stephen C. Meyer
  40. Losing the Nobel Prize: A Story of Cosmology, Ambition, and the Perils of Science's Highest Honor Brian Keating
  41. The Ethical Algorithm: The Science of Socially Aware Algorithm Design Michael Kearns
  42. CERN and the Higgs Boson: The Global Quest for the Building Blocks of Reality James Gillies

Vælg dit abonnement

  • Over 600.000 titler

  • Download og nyd titler offline

  • Eksklusive titler + Mofibo Originals

  • Børnevenligt miljø (Kids Mode)

  • Det er nemt at opsige når som helst

Flex

For dig som vil prøve Mofibo.

89 kr. /måned
  • 1 konto

  • 20 timer/måned

  • Gem op til 100 ubrugte timer

  • Eksklusivt indhold hver uge

  • Fri lytning til podcasts

  • Ingen binding

Prøv gratis
Den mest populære

Premium

For dig som lytter og læser ofte.

129 kr. /måned
  • 1 konto

  • 100 timer/måned

  • Eksklusivt indhold hver uge

  • Fri lytning til podcasts

  • Ingen binding

Start tilbuddet

Unlimited

For dig som lytter og læser ubegrænset.

149 kr. /måned
  • 1 konto

  • Ubegrænset adgang

  • Eksklusivt indhold hver uge

  • Fri lytning til podcasts

  • Ingen binding

Start tilbuddet

Family

For dig som ønsker at dele historier med familien.

Fra 179 kr. /måned
  • 2-6 konti

  • 100 timer/måned pr. konto

  • Fri lytning til podcasts

  • Kun 39 kr. pr. ekstra konto

  • Ingen binding

2 konti

179 kr. /måned
Prøv gratis