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The Edges of Science: Crossing the Boundary from Physics to Metaphysics
The Edges of Science Crossing the Boundary from Physics to Metaphysics Author:Richard Morris What are the limits of scientific knowledge? "Today," as author and scientist Richard Morris explains in the preface to The Edges of Science, "there are some scientific fields in which the frontiers have been pushed so far forward that scientists have found themselves asking questions that have always been considered to be metaphysical, not scie... more »ntific, in nature. At the same time, theoretical speculation has begun to progress at such a rapid pace that it often outruns experiment."
The result is controversy -- and excitement, as the fields of particle physics and cosmology expand into realms inconceivable only a few years ago. Richard Morris lifts us onto the shoulders of today's top theoretical physicists for a tour of the outer limits of our capacity to measure matter and energy, including:
* The nature of matter, the big bang, and the inflationary universe
* Superstrings, wormholes, black holes, and dark matter
* Where did the universe come from, and why hasn't it curled up into a ball?
* Physics, metaphysics, and why the lines between them have blurred
This fascinating and challenging book is must reading for everyone who wants to keep abreast of the latest developments in scientific thought.« less