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''A superbly written, riveting book.''
MARTIN REES, Astronomer Royal

''I am overcome with admiration for its range and profundity. An amazing achievement.''
MICHAEL FRAYN

''A wonderful book.''
TOM STOPPARD

A groundbreaking exploration of how the interplay of physics and mathematics has enriched our understanding of the universe - essential reading for anyone who wants to grasp how physicists are attempting, in Stephen Hawking''s words, to ''know the mind of God''.

Searching for the fundamental laws of the universe, physicists have found themselves developing ambitious mathematical ideas. But without observation and experiment as their guide, are they now doing fairy-tale physics' as their detractors claim?

In The Universe Speaks in Numbers, Graham Farmelo argues that today's greatest scientific minds are working in a tradition that dates back to Newton. He takes us on an adventure, from the Enlightenment

The Universe Speaks in Numbers

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      Publisher Faber & Faber
      Published 7 January 2021
      ISBN-13 9780571321827
      978-0571321827
      ISBN-10 0571321828
      Also in:
      Science & Nature History of science

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      ''A superbly written, riveting book.''
      MARTIN REES, Astronomer Royal

      ''I am overcome with admiration for its range and profundity. An amazing achievement.''
      MICHAEL FRAYN

      ''A wonderful book.''
      TOM STOPPARD

      A groundbreaking exploration of how the interplay of physics and mathematics has enriched our understanding of the universe - essential reading for anyone who wants to grasp how physicists are attempting, in Stephen Hawking''s words, to ''know the mind of God''.

      Searching for the fundamental laws of the universe, physicists have found themselves developing ambitious mathematical ideas. But without observation and experiment as their guide, are they now doing fairy-tale physics' as their detractors claim?

      In The Universe Speaks in Numbers, Graham Farmelo argues that today's greatest scientific minds are working in a tradition that dates back to Newton. He takes us on an adventure, from the Enlightenment

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