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]]> 2008 4 1 false Wed Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Oct 29 12:50:53 -0700 2008 Wed Oct 29 13:46:26 -0700 2008 The Lightness of Being, by Frank Wilczek. Basic Books, 2008. Note: I am also posting (probably several times) about this book and others like it on Gyre&Gimble.

This book is an exposition for the layman of the modern theory of particle physics – the Standard Model, Supersymmetry and ot...more...]]> 40851360 1709047 3209381 0465003214 9780465003211 13 <![CDATA[Lightness of Being: Mass, Ether, and the Unification of Forces]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3209381.Lightness_of_Being_Mass_Ether_and_the_Unification_of_Forces 3.98 40 Extraordinarily readable and authoritative, The Lightness of Being is the first book to unwrap these exciting new ideas for the general public. It explores their implications for basic questions about space, mass, energy, and the longed-for possibility of a fully unified theory of Nature. Along the way, Wilczek presents new perspectives on many strange aspects of our fantastic universe. Pointing toward new directions where the great discoveries in fundamental physics are likely to come, he envisions a new Golden Age in physics.

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"I think it is safe to say that no one understands quantum mechanics. Do not keep saying to yourself, if you can possibly avoid it, 'but how can it be like that?' because you will go 'down the drain' i...
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