Description
In his first book ever, the father of string theory reinvents the world's concept of the known universe and man's unique place within it. Line drawings.
Leonard Susskind has been the Felix Bloch Professor in theoretical physics at Stanford University since 1978. The author of The Cosmic Landscape, he is a member of the National Academy of Science and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and the recipient of numerous prizes including the science writing prize of the American Institute of Physics for his Scientific American article on black holes. He lives in Palo Alto, California.
Author: Leonard Susskind
Publisher: Back Bay Books
Published: 12/01/2006
Pages: 416
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 8.26h x 5.50w x 1.10d
ISBN13: 9780316013338
ISBN10: 0316013331
BISAC Categories:
- Science | Space Science | Cosmology
- Science | Physics | Mathematical & Computational
About the Author
Leonard Susskind has been the Felix Bloch Professor in theoretical physics at Stanford University since 1978. The author of The Cosmic Landscape, he is a member of the National Academy of Science and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and the recipient of numerous prizes including the science writing prize of the American Institute of Physics for his Scientific American article on black holes. He lives in Palo Alto, California.