{"product_id":"farewell-to-reality-9781605985749","title":"Farewell to Reality","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn this stunning new volume, Jim Baggott argues that there is no observational or experimental evidence for many of the ideas of modern theoretical physics: super-symmetric particles, superstrings, the multiverse, the holographic principle, or the anthropic cosmological principle. These theories are not only untrue, it is not even science. It is fairy-tale physics: fantastical, bizarre and often outrageous, perhaps even confidence-trickery. This book provides a much-needed antidote. Informed, comprehensive, and balanced, it offers lay readers the latest ideas about the nature of physical reality while clearly distinguishing between fact and fantasy. With its engaging portraits of many central figures of modern physics, including Paul Davies, John Barrow, Brian Greene, Stephen Hawking, and Leonard Susskind, it promises to be essential reading for all readers interested in what we know and don''''t know about the nature of the universe and reality itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJim Baggott\u003c\/b\u003e is an award-winning science writer. A former academic chemist, he maintains a broad interest in science, philosophy, and history, and writes on these subjects for \u003ci\u003eNew Scientist\u003c\/i\u003e and other journals. His books have been widely acclaimed and include \u003ci\u003eA Beginner's Guide to Reality\u003c\/i\u003e (Pegasus, 2006), \u003ci\u003eThe First War of Physics\u003c\/i\u003e (Pegasus, 2010), \u003ci\u003eThe Meaning of Quantum Physics\u003c\/i\u003e (Oxford, 1992\u003ci\u003e)\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eBeyond Measure\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e Modern Physics, Philosophy, and the Meaning of Quantum Theory\u003c\/i\u003e (Oxford, 2004). He lives in England.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Pegasus Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50421481111826,"sku":"9781605985749","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_a0247503-c78c-4b8d-b4fb-3c8acc4e1970.jpg?v=1729507472","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/farewell-to-reality-9781605985749","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}