The Road to Reality A Complete Guide to the Laws of the Universe

1st Vintage Books Edition

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Publisher's Synopsis

Nobel Prize-winner Roger Penrose, one of the most accomplished scientists of our time, presents the only comprehensive-and comprehensible-account of the physics of the universe.

A "guide to physics' big picture, and to the thoughts of one of the world's most original thinkers."-The New York Times

From the very first attempts by the Greeks to grapple with the complexities of our known world to the latest application of infinity in physics, The Road to Reality carefully explores the movement of the smallest atomic particles and reaches into the vastness of intergalactic space.

Here, Penrose examines the mathematical foundations of the physical universe, exposing the underlying beauty of physics and giving us one the most important works in modern science writing.

Book information

ISBN: 9780679776314
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Imprint: Vintage Books
Pub date:
Edition: 1st Vintage Books Edition
DEWEY: 530.1
DEWEY edition: 22
Language: English
Number of pages: 1099
Weight: 1207g
Height: 235mm
Width: 156mm
Spine width: 50mm