From Quantum to Cosmos by Neil Turok
In this visionary book, Neil Turok explores the great discoveries of the past three centuries - from the classical mechanics of Newton; to the nature of light; to the bizarre world of the quantum; to the evolution of the cosmos; and even the recent findings of Higgs bosons at the Large Hadron Collider. Each new discovery has, over time, yielded new technologies that have transformed society. Now, he argues, we are on the cusp of another major change: the coming quantum revolution that will supplant our digital age. Facing this 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 and highly inspirational, The Universe Within is, above all, about the future - of science, of society, and of ourselves.
Diverse and fascinatingNew Humanist Possibly the most readable account available of the search for the fundamentals of nature from Newton's laws to Higgs fields and cosmic inflation. BBC Focus From Quantum to Cosmos does deliver ... Turok deftly and eloquently links physicist to physicist, explaining how each discovery was inspired by past findings and led to new thinking ... An innovative way of telling the story of physics, getting across a lot of Turok's personality and opinion along the way. Astronomy Now
Neil Turok is one of the world's leading physicists. Currently the director of the cutting-edge Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics, he was a professor of physics at Princeton and held a Chair of Mathematical Physics at Cambridge. He was awarded the 1992 James Clerk Maxwell medal of the U.K. Institute of Physics, and was recently honoured with a prestigious TED Prize and a 'Most Innovative People' award at the 2008 World Summit on Innovation and Entrepreneurship (WSIE). Born in South Africa, the son of ANC activists who were jailed under apartheid and then forced into exile, Turok founded the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS), a pan-African network of centres for education and research.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780571299478 |
| ISBN 10 | 0571299474 |
| Title | From Quantum to Cosmos |
| Author | Neil Turok |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Faber And Faber |
| Year published | 2013-05-02 |
| Number of pages | 304 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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