Cover of The World Treasury of Physics, Astronomy & Mathematics from Albert Einstein to Stephen W. Hawking & from Annie Dillard to John Updike

The World Treasury of Physics, Astronomy & Mathematics from Albert Einstein to Stephen W. Hawking & from Annie Dillard to John Updike

The most Eloquent and inspired scienc writing of our time.An astonishing cast of more than ninety renowned writers provides thoughtful and lucid reflections on some of the major scentific topics of our time - from black holes and galaxies to artificial intelligence and chaos theory. Featuring essays, articles, and poems penned by notables in the worlds of both science and literature, this unique book will delight the science enthusiast and the inquisitive general reader alike.

Audience
adult
Length
epic · 859 pages

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