Hiding in the Mirror The Mysterious Allure of Extra Dimensions, from Plato to String Theory and Beyond
Draws on the works of scientists, mathematicians, artists, and writers to consider the concept of alternate universes, exploring popular theories about such topics as black holes, life in other dimensions, and string theory.
NonfictionPhilosophyPhysicsScienceFourth dimensionSpace and time
RELEASED2005
PUBLISHERViking
LENGTH277
LANGUAGEEN
Lawrence Maxwell Krauss is an American theoretical physicist and cosmologist who is Foundation Professor of the School of Earth and Space Exploration at Arizona State University, and director of its Origins Project. He is known as an advocate of the public understanding of science, of public policy based on sound empirical data, of scientific skepticism and of science education, and works to reduce the influence of what he opines as superstition and religious dogma in popular culture. Krauss is the author of several bestselling books, including The Physics of Star Trek (1995) and A Universe from Nothing (2012), and chairs the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists Board of Sponsors. Source: Wikipedia
Hiding in the Mirror The Mysterious Allure of Extra Dimensions, from Plato to String Theory and Beyond
Draws on the works of scientists, mathematicians, artists, and writers to consider the concept of alternate universes, exploring popular theories about such topics as black holes, life in other dimensions, and string theory.
NonfictionPhilosophyPhysicsScienceFourth dimensionSpace and time
RELEASED2005
PUBLISHERViking
LENGTH277
LANGUAGEEN
Lawrence Maxwell Krauss is an American theoretical physicist and cosmologist who is Foundation Professor of the School of Earth and Space Exploration at Arizona State University, and director of its Origins Project. He is known as an advocate of the public understanding of science, of public policy based on sound empirical data, of scientific skepticism and of science education, and works to reduce the influence of what he opines as superstition and religious dogma in popular culture. Krauss is the author of several bestselling books, including The Physics of Star Trek (1995) and A Universe from Nothing (2012), and chairs the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists Board of Sponsors. Source: Wikipedia
