13.8 : the quest to find the true age of the universe and the theory of everything /
by Gribbin, John.
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BookPublisher: London : Icon Books, 2015Description: 240 pages ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9781848319189 (hbk.) :; 1848319185 (hbk.) :.Classification number: 523.1 GRISubject(s): Cosmochronology | Space and time | Cosmology | Relativity (Physics) | Quantum theory | Popular Science | Popular Science and MathematicsSummary: The twentieth century gave us two great theories of physics. The general theory of relativity describes the behaviour of very large things; quantum theory the behaviour of very small things. In this landmark book, John Gribbin - one of the best-known writers of popular science over the past 30 years - presents his own version of the Holy Grail of physics, the search that has been going on for decades to find a unified 'Theory of Everything' that combines these ideas into one mathematical package, a single equation that could be printed on a T-shirt, containing the answer to life, the Universe and everything.
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| Book - Adult Hardback | Maghull Library | Adult Non-Fiction | 523.1 GRI (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Checked out | 02/11/2024 | 002918249X | ||
| Book - Adult Hardback | Netherton Library | Adult Non-Fiction | 523.1 GRI (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 002918250X | |||
| Book - Adult Hardback | Southport Library | Adult Non-Fiction | 523.1 GRI (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 002919938X |
The twentieth century gave us two great theories of physics. The general theory of relativity describes the behaviour of very large things; quantum theory the behaviour of very small things. In this landmark book, John Gribbin - one of the best-known writers of popular science over the past 30 years - presents his own version of the Holy Grail of physics, the search that has been going on for decades to find a unified 'Theory of Everything' that combines these ideas into one mathematical package, a single equation that could be printed on a T-shirt, containing the answer to life, the Universe and everything.
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