Книга: Leonard Mlodinow «The Upright Thinkers: The Human Journey from Living in Trees to Understanding the Cosmos»
Производитель: "Pantheon" In this fascinating and illuminating work, Leonard Mlodinow guides us through the critical eras and events in the development of science, all of which, he demonstrates, were propelled forward by humankind`s collective drive to understand our world. From the birth of reasoning and culture to the formation of the studies of physics, chemistry, biology, and modern-day quantum physics, we come to see that much of our progress can be attributed to simple questions--why? how?--bravely asked. Mlodinow profiles some of the great philosophers, scientists, and thinkers who explored these questions--Aristotle, Galileo, Newton, Darwin, Einstein and Lavoisier among them--and makes clear that just as science has played a key role in shaping the patterns of human thought, human subjectivity has played a key role in the evolution of science. At once authoritative and accessible, and infused with the author`s trademark wit, this deeply insightful book is a stunning tribute to humanity`s intellectual... ISBN:978-0-307-90823-0 Издательство: "Pantheon" (2015)
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Leonard Mlodinow
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Apart from his research and books on
Mlodinow currently teaches at Caltech, and is working on a new book with
Works
*Euclid's Window: the Story of Geometry from Parallel Lines to Hyperspace (ISBN 0-684-86523-8) is a work on popular science that chronicles the idea of curved space and the history of geometry. It proved a popular success and has now been translated into ten languages.
*Feynman's Rainbow: a Search for Beauty in Physics and in Life (as published in USA) (ISBN 0-446-53045-X), is about his relationship with Richard Feynman, during his post-doctoral years in Caltech, in the early eighties. The book offers an insight into Feynman's attitude towards physics and life, his relationship with Murray Gell-Mann and the rise of String Theory.
*A Briefer History of Time (ISBN 0-553-80436-7), with Stephen Hawking, an international best-seller that has appeared in 25 languages.
*The Drunkard's Walk: How Randomness Rules our Lives (ISBN 0-375-42404-0) deals with randomness and people's inability to take it into account in their daily lives.
External links
* [http://www.its.caltech.edu/~len/ Homepage of Leonard Mlodinow]
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* [http://www.universepartners.net/project_m.html About Mlodinow's Film "Beyond the Horizon"]
* [http://www.ams.org/notices/200205/fea-langlands.pdf A review of "Euclid's Window" by
* [http://plus.maths.org/issue22/reviews/book4/index.html A review of "Euclid's Window" by
* [http://physicsweb.org/articles/review/16/11/2 PhysicsWeb Review of "Feynman's Rainbow"]
* [http://librarycog.uwindsor.ca:8082/artblog/librarycog/1084807392 Library Cog Review of "Feynman's Rainbow"]
* [http://onthesamepage.berkeley.edu/archive/2007-hawking/author.html About the Authors of A Briefer History of Time - UC Berkeley]
* [http://www.klab.caltech.edu/cns286/dw_sum.html Abstract of The Drunkard's Walk - Caltech]
* [http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=topNews&storyid=2006-10-04T175608Z_01_N04220546_RTRUKOC_0_US-HAWKING.xml About "The Grand Design"]
Источник: Leonard Mlodinow
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