Something from Nothing: A Physics and Cosmology Writer Reaches for the Universe
In Trespassing on Einstein's Lawn, Samantha Gefter explores the universe and her own career as a science writer. (READ MORE)
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The End of the World As We Know It: Our Mathematical Universe
In his new book 'Our Mathematical Universe: My Quest for the Ultimate Nature of Reality,' a hybrid of theory and memoir, MIT physics professor and cosmologist Max Tegmark explains a version of reality made up entirely of math.(READ MORE)
My Brief History: Stephen Hawking on Black Holes and the Motivating Power of Love
Cosmologist and theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking has devoted his life to very complicated subjects, but that hasn’t infringed on his ability to write a concise, clear sentence. In his memoir My Brief History, Hawking’s life story converges with insight into black holes and time travel. Accomplished...(READ MORE)
Quantum Leaps: The Lives Behind Scientific Breakthroughs
Scientists Serge Haroche and David Wineland were honored in Stockholm last week with the Nobel Prize for Physics. The century of physics history that's led to their bridging the classic-quantum gap is filled with unimaginably imaginative minds, including New York City’s populist physicist Richard Feynman,...(READ MORE)
