{"product_id":"fearful-symmetry-the-search-for-beauty-in-modern-physics-paperback","title":"Fearful Symmetry: The Search for Beauty in Modern Physics - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAnthony Zee\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eRoger Penrose\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn engaging exploration of beauty in physics, with a foreword by Nobel Prize-winning physicist Roger Penrose\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe concept of symmetry has widespread manifestations and many diverse applications--from architecture to mathematics to science. Yet, as twentieth-century physics has revealed, symmetry has a special, central role in nature, one that is occasionally and enigmatically violated. \u003ci\u003eFearful Symmetry\u003c\/i\u003e brings the incredible discoveries of the juxtaposition of symmetry and asymmetry in contemporary physics within everyone's grasp. A. Zee, a distinguished physicist and skillful expositor, tells the exciting story of how contemporary theoretical physicists are following Einstein in their search for the beauty and simplicity of Nature. Animated by a sense of reverence and whimsy, \u003ci\u003eFearful Symmetry\u003c\/i\u003e describes the majestic sweep and accomplishments of twentieth-century physics--one of the greatest chapters in the intellectual history of humankind.\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eFearful Symmetry\u003c\/i\u003e tells the story of modern physics and contemporary physicists in a most understandable and vivid way. It makes the 'fearful' symmetry simple and accessible, and the burning tigers lively and human. An excellent rendition and an outstanding achievement.\"\u003cb\u003e--T. D. Lee, Nobel Prize-winning physicist\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"To a layman like myself, totally unversed in modern theoretical physics, Zee's book comes as an illumination. Once having grasped the idea of symmetry as an aesthetic and intellectual principle, I found myself, under his guidance, contemplating aspects of the design of the universe of which I never had the faintest glimmer.\"\u003cb\u003e--John Rupert Martin, Marquand Professor of Art and Archaeology, Princeton University\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A small gem we can see deeply into with small effort and great pleasure.\"\u003cb\u003e--Robert Schrieffer, Nobel Prize-winning physicist\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA. Zee\u003c\/b\u003e is professor of physics at the Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics at the University of California, Santa Barbara. His books include \u003ci\u003eQuantum Field Theory in a Nutshell\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eEinstein Gravity in a Nutshell\u003c\/i\u003e (both Princeton). \u003cb\u003eRoger Penrose\u003c\/b\u003e is a Nobel Prize-winning physicist and the bestselling author, with Stephen Hawking, of \u003ci\u003eThe Nature of Space and Time\u003c\/i\u003e (Princeton). He is the Rouse Ball Professor of Mathematics Emeritus at the University of Oxford.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 376\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 8.4 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 04, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51761525293344,"sku":"9780691173269","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/f102d7d95e2a5290f7d9ea6ff6efd984.webp?v=1780209628","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/fearful-symmetry-the-search-for-beauty-in-modern-physics-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}