{"product_id":"the-universe-9780062296085","title":"The Universe","description":"\u003cp\u003eJohn Brockman brings together the world's best-known physicists and science writers--including Brian Greene, Walter Isaacson, Nobel Prize-winner Frank Wilczek, Benoit Mandelbrot, and Martin Rees--to explain the universe and the latest theories in cosmology in all its wondrous splendor.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Universe\u003c\/i\u003e, today's most influential science writers explain the science behind our evolving understanding of the universe and everything in it, including the cutting edge research on quantum mechanics and discoveries that are shaping our knowledge.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLee Smolin reveals how math and cosmology are helping us create a theory of the whole universe. Benoit Mandelbrot looks back on a career devoted to fractal geometry. Neil Turok analyzes the fundamental laws of nature, what came before the big bang, and the possibility of a unified theory.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSeth Lloyd investigates the impact of computational revolutions and the informational revolution. Lawrence Krauss provides fresh insight into gravity, dark matter, and the mysterious dark energy of empty space. Brian Greene and Walter Isaacson illuminate the genius who revolutionized modern science: Albert Einstein. And much more.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExplore the universe with some of today's greatest minds: what it is, how it came into being, and what may happen next.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis collection of essays from the leading minds in physics tackles the biggest questions in cosmology: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe Big Bang and Beyond: \u003c\/b\u003e Explore the fundamental laws of nature and ask what might have come before the beginning of time with leading thinkers like Neil Turok and Alan Guth.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eString Theory and Branes: \u003c\/b\u003e Delve into the mind-bending concepts of extra dimensions and brane theories with pioneers like Lisa Randall and Leonard Susskind.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eEinstein's Legacy: \u003c\/b\u003e Re-examine the genius of Albert Einstein as writers like Brian Greene and Walter Isaacson discuss how he revolutionized modern science and the quest for a unified theory.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe Anthropic Principle: \u003c\/b\u003e Confront one of the most controversial ideas in modern physics--the suggestion that the universe is fine-tuned for our own existence--in a debate between Lee Smolin and Leonard Susskind.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA Golden Age of Cosmology: \u003c\/b\u003e Join a thrilling colloquium of today's top science writers as they render visible the deeper meanings of our lives and redefine who and what we are.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBrockman, John:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eThe publisher of the online science salon Edge.org, John Brockman is the editor of \u003cem\u003eKnow This\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThis Idea Must Die\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThis Explains Everything\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThis Will Make You Smarter\u003c\/em\u003e, and other volumes.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52196949295378,"sku":"9780062296085","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_d97fe446-138d-4dfb-b1c6-72c48037f803.jpg?v=1776158649","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-universe-9780062296085","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}