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The God equation : the quest for a theory of everything / Michio Kaku.

Kaku, Michio, (author.).

Summary:

"Michio Kaku, renowned theoretical physicist and author of Hyperspace and The Future of Humanity, tells the story of the greatest quest in science. When Newton discovered the laws of motion and gravity, he unified the rules of heaven and earth. From then on, physicists have been discovering new forces and incorporating them into ever-greater theories. But the major breakthroughs of the 20th century--relativity and quantum mechanics--are incompatible, and so since then, physicists have been endeavoring to combine these two theories. This would ultimately tie all the forces in the universe together into one beautiful equation that can unlock the deepest mysteries of space and time. That epic journey is the story of this book"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780385542746
  • ISBN: 0385542747
  • Physical Description: ix, 225 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Doubleday, 2021.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-212) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Introduction to the final theory -- Unification, the ancient dream -- Einstein's quest for unification -- Rise of the quantum -- Theory of almost everything -- The dark universe -- Rise of string theory : promise and problems -- Finding meaning in the universe.
Subject: Cosmology.
Big bang theory.
Quantum theory.
Physics > Philosophy.

Available copies

  • 4 of 4 copies available at Lackawanna County Library System.

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  • 0 current holds with 4 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Circulation Modifier Status Due Date Courses
Albright Memorial Library 523.1 KAKU (Text) 50686015711554 Adult Nonfiction Available -
Carbondale Public Library 523.1 KAKU (Text) 50688010791300 Adult Nonfiction Available -
Dalton Community Library 523.1 KAKU (Text) 50691010920846 Adult Nonfiction Available -
Taylor Community Library 523.1 KAKU (Text) 50692010926437 Adult Nonfiction Available -

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