{"product_id":"9780141991764","title":"Cosmological Koans : A Journey to the Heart of Physics","description":"\u003cp\u003e Author(s): Aguirre, Anthony \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Paperback, \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 16\/07\/2020,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 400 pages,\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9780141991764,\u003cbr\u003e Description: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A gem of a book' Carlo Rovelli, author of Seven Brief Lessons on Physics'A unique and beautifully written masterpiece' Max Tegmark, author of Life 3.0Could there be a civilization on a mote of dust? How much of your fate have you made? Who cleans the universe?Through  more than fifty Koans - pleasingly paradoxical vignettes following the  ancient Zen tradition - leading physicist Anthony Aguirre takes us  across the world from Japan to Italy, and through ideas spanning the  age, breadth and depth of the Universe. Using these beguiling stories  and a flair for explaining complex science, he covers cosmic questions  that giants from Aristotle to Galileo to Heisenberg have grappled with - from the nature of time to the origin of multiple universes to the  meaning of quantum theory.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlayful and enlightening, Cosmological Koans  invites the reader into an intellectual adventure of the highest order,  giving us what Einstein called 'the most beautiful and deepest  experience' anyone can have - a sense of the mysterious.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Griffin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41781330870316,"sku":"9780141991764","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0379\/1365\/7388\/files\/9780141991764_4e40c69b-1dd6-4a67-8e40-6b6f4805389e.jpg?v=1759673342","url":"https:\/\/www.griffinbooksonline.co.uk\/products\/9780141991764","provider":"Griffin Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}