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The Universe Within
Neil Turok
其他書名
From Quantum to Cosmos
出版Allen & Unwin, 2013
主題Science / GeneralScience / Environmental ScienceScience / Physics / General
ISBN17433154579781743315453
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=4ynLBupc1FgC&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋Doctors strive to cure disease; philosophers search for the meaning of life; and physicists have spent nearly half a century hunting down the elusive 'God particle', a subatomic particle that has shaped the world as we know it. In this personal, visionary, and fascinating work, Neil Turok, Director of the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics and colleague of Stephen Hawking, explores the transformative scientific discoveries of the past three centuries - from classical mechanics; to the nature of light; to the bizarre world of the quantum; to the evolution of the cosmos; and even the recent findings of Higgs bosons at the Large Hadron Collider. Each new discovery has, over time, yielded new technologies causing paradigm shifts in the organization of society. Now, he argues, we are on the cusp of another major transformation: the coming quantum revolution that will supplant our current, dissatisfying digital age. Facing this brave new world, Turok calls for creatively re-inventing the way advanced knowledge is developed and shared, and opening access to the vast, untapped pools of intellectual talent in the developing world. Scientific research, training, and outreach are vital to our future economy, as well as powerful forces for peaceful global progress. With the ability to break down and convey the most complex theories, concepts, and ideas in ways that are grounded in our everyday experiences, Turok demonstrates that scientific knowledge is our most precious possession. Elegantly written, deeply provocative, and highly inspirational, The Universe Within is, above all, about the future - of science, of society, of ourselves. 'The Universe Within is that rare thing, a genuinely exciting and exhilarating book. It is a mixture of polemic, celebrating science and reason with the eloquence and power of Sagan and Bronowski, and a beautifully written exploration of some of the great fundamental questions at the frontier of scientific knowledge. If you want to experience the excitement of modern science and understand why scientists devote their professional lives to the exploration of the unknown, then read this book.' - Brian Cox, author of The Quantum Universe.