Farewell to Reality: How Modern Physics Has Betrayed the

Farewell to Reality: How Modern Physics Has Betrayed the Search for Scientific Truth

From acclaimed science author Jim Baggott, a pointed critique of modern theoretical physics.
In this stunning new volume, Jim Baggott argues that there is no observational or experimental evidence for many of the ideas of modern theoretical physics: super-symmetric particles, superstrings, the multiverse, the holographic principle, or the anthropic cosmological principle. These theories are not only untrue, it is not even science. It is fairy-tale physics: fantastical, bizarre and often outrageous, perhaps even confidence-trickery. This book provides a much-needed antidote. Informed, comprehensive, and balanced, it offers lay readers the latest ideas about the nature of physical reality while clearly distinguishing between fact and fantasy. With its engaging portraits of many central figures of modern physics, including Paul Davies, John Barrow, Brian Greene, Stephen Hawking, and Leonard Susskind, it promises to be essential reading for all readers interested in what we know and don't know about the nature of the universe and reality itself.
Country USA
Brand Pegasus Books
Manufacturer Pegasus Books
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber black & white illustrations, figures
ReleaseDate 2014-07-15
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781605985749

Country	USA
Brand	Pegasus Books
Manufacturer	Pegasus Books
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	black & white illustrations, figures
ReleaseDate	2014-07-15
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781605985749

Farewell to Reality: How Modern Physics Has Betrayed the Search for Scientific Truth