| Einstein's Dream: The Search for a Unified Theory of the Universe Contributor(s): Parker, Barry (Author) |
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ISBN: 0738205753 ISBN-13: 9780738205755 Publisher: Basic Books OUR PRICE: $23.75 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2001 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science | Waves & Wave Mechanics - Science | Gravity - Science | Physics - Quantum Theory |
| Dewey: 530.142 |
| LCCN: 86015139 |
| Lexile Measure: 1080 |
| Physical Information: 0.76" H x 5.5" W x 8.64" (0.87 lbs) 304 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The author chronicles the search for . . . a theory to explain all natural fields and their interaction with particles. . . . Lives and contributions of physicists and cosmologists, starting with the pioneers of scientific cosmology in the 19th century, are described. Topics range from Maxwell's discovery of the laws of magnetic fields to Hawking's work on black hole physics. A concluding chapter looks at the current state of unified field theory. (Sci Books Films) |