The universe within : from quantum to cosmos : CBC Massey Lectures / Neil Turok.
In this personal, visionary, and fascinating work, Neil Turok, Director of the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics, explores the transformative scientific discoveries of the past three centuries — from classical mechanics, to the nature of light, to the bizarre world of the quantum, and the evolution of the cosmos. Each new discovery has, over time, yielded new technologies causing paradigm shifts in the organization of society. Now, he argues, we are on the cusp of another major transformation: the coming quantum revolution that will supplant our current, dissatisfying digital age. Facing this brave new world, Turok calls for creatively re-inventing the way advanced knowledge is developed and shared, and opening access to the vast, untapped pools of intellectual talent in the developing world. Scientific research, training, and outreach are vital to our future economy, as well as powerful forces for peaceful global progress. Elegantly written, deeply provocative, and highly inspirational,The Universe Within is, above all, about the future — of science, of society, of ourselves.
Neil Turok explores the transformative scientific discoveries of the past three centuries.
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- ISBN: 9781770890176 (sc.)
- ISBN: 1770890157
- ISBN: 9781770890152 (pbk)
- Physical Description: x, 292 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 21 cm.
- Publisher: Toronto : House of Anansi Press, 2012.
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Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Magic that works -- Our imaginary reality -- What banged? -- The world in an equation -- The opportunity of all time. |
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Subject: | Cosmology > Popular works. Cosmology. Research > Social aspects. Discoveries in science. |
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