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History & Philosophy

The Great Unknown: Seven Journeys to the Frontiers of Science

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The Great Unknown: Seven Journeys to the Frontiers of Science

â€œAn engaging voyage into some of the great mysteries and wonders of our world."Â --Alan Lightman, author ofÂ Einsteinâ€™s DreamÂ andÂ The Accidental Universe
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â€œNo one is better at making the recondite accessible and exciting.â€ â€”Bill Bryson

Brain Pickings and Kirkus Best Science Book of the Year

Every week seems to throw up a new discovery, shaking the foundations of what we know. But are there questions we will never be able to answerâ€”mysteries that lie beyond the predictive powers of science? In this captivating exploration of our most tantalizing unknowns, Marcus du Sautoy invites us to consider the problems in cosmology, quantum physics, mathematics, and neuroscience that continue to bedevil scientists and creative thinkers who are at the forefront of their fields.

At once exhilarating, mind-bending, and compulsively readable, The Great Unknown challenges us to consider big questionsâ€”about the nature of consciousness, what came before the big bang, and what lies beyond our horizonsâ€”while taking us on a virtuoso tour of the great breakthroughs of the past and celebrating the men and women who dared to tackle the seemingly impossible and had the imagination to come up with new ways of seeing the world.
Country USA
Brand Viking Drill & Tool
Manufacturer Viking Pr
Binding Hardcover
EANs 9780735221802
ReleaseDate 2017-04-11

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