Marcelo Gleiser

Broschiertes Buch

The Simple Beauty of the Unexpected

A Natural Philosopher's Quest for Trout and the Meaning of Everything

Beschreibung

"Personal and engaging, The Simple Beauty of the Unexpected is a scientist's tribute to nature, an affirmation of humanity's deep connection with and debt to Earth, and an exploration of the meaning of existence, from atom to trout to cosmos"--

Autor

Marcelo Gleiser, winner of the Templeton Prize, is the Appleton Professor of Natural Philosophy and professor of physics and astronomy at Dartmouth College. He is a fellow of the American Physical Society and a recipient of the Presidential Faculty Fellows Award from the White House and National Science Foundation. He is the author of several books of popular science, including A Tear at the Edge of Creation, The Dancing Universe, and The Island of Knowledge. Gleiser is cofounder of and a regular contributor to the NPR science blog 13.7 Cosmos and Culture.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Brandeis University Press
• Seitenzahl: 204
• Erscheinungstermin: 26. Februar 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 206mm x 141mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 262g
• ISBN-13: 9781684581085
• ISBN-10: 1684581087
• Artikelnr.: 62808569