{"product_id":"a-beautiful-question-9780718199463","title":"A Beautiful Question","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Nobel Prize-winning physicist argues that beauty is the fundamental organizing principle for the entire universe\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this scientific tour de force, world-class physicist Frank Wilczek argues that beauty is at the heart of the logic of the universe. As the quest to find the beauty embodied in the universe has connected all scientific pursuit, from Pythagoras to Einstein, Wilczek shows us just how deeply intertwined our ideas about beauty and art are with our understanding of the cosmos. \u003ci\u003eA Beautiful Question\u003c\/i\u003e is a mind-expanding book combining the age-old human quest for beauty with the age-old human quest for truth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA truly beautiful book ... Why do physicists call their theories beautiful? Immerse yourself in this book, wallow in it, sit back and relax as you wander through it, and you'll soon understand. -- Richard Muller, author of Physics for Future Presidents\u003cbr\u003eAnyone who wants to see how science and transcendence can be compatible must read this book. Wilczek has caught the winds of change, and his thinking breaks through some sacred boundaries with curiosity, insight, and intellectual power. -- Deepak Chopra, M.D.\u003cbr\u003eIlluminating ... A fresh perspective on modern scientific thinking from an expert with a flair for jargon-free exposition ... Wilczek writes \u003ci\u003eA Beautiful Question \u003c\/i\u003ewith bracing pizzazz ... Contains more beef than many a finely written scientific potboiler. -- Graham Farmelo * Guardian *\u003cbr\u003eThe first book I've read in which I've felt that almost vertiginous sensation of peering through layers of theories down to the true nature of the universe ... At times this is a challenging text, but it is well worth the effort. Wilczek is admirably clear in his explanations. -- Lewis Dartnell * Telegraph *\u003cbr\u003eIt's rare that scientists as brilliant as Wilczek give us a glimpse of what goes on inside their heads ... Expect to come away pretty dazzled. * BBC Focus *\u003cbr\u003e[A] searching and earnest book ... The book of a love-struck physicist ... \u003ci\u003eA Beautiful Question\u003c\/i\u003e is a meditation. -- Amy X. Wang * Slate *\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Beautiful Question \u003c\/i\u003eis both a brilliant exploration of largely uncharted territories and a refreshingly idiosyncratic guide to developments in particle physics. * Nature *\u003cbr\u003eWilczek's sheer pleasure in the beauty of mathematics is the engine and joy of this book ... [A] rewarding read ... There is a lot of food for the mind here, but also some for the eye. -- Andrea Wulf * Financial Times *\u003cbr\u003e[An] eccentrically brilliant book -- Steven Poole * Spectator *","brand":"Penguin Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48736151896407,"sku":"9780718199463","price":12.34,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780718199463.jpg?v=1723810533","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/a-beautiful-question-9780718199463","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}