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The Constants of Nature : The Numbers That Encode the Deepest Secrets of the Universe
The Constants of Nature The Numbers That Encode the Deepest Secrets of the Universe
Author: John Barrow
ISBN-13: 9781400032259
ISBN-10: 1400032253
Publication Date: 3/9/2004
Pages: 368
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Publisher: Vintage
Book Type: Paperback
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For a lay person, this book about the mathematical formulas that undergird our world is strangely accessible. I was constantly fascinated by what physicists already know... the formulas for gravity, speed of light, etc. are both eminently simple and strikingly complex. Their interplay shows how narrow of a window the universe allows for life as we know it to exist.
For anyone who loves physics, but isn’t a physicist, this book will provide a gripping read.