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- Science and the Human Spirit
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1 out of 5 stars
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Not What it Appears
- De Heizenberg en 04-04-12
De: Kitty Ferguson
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When Einstein Walked with Gödel
- Excursions to the Edge of Thought
- De: Jim Holt
- Narrado por: David Stifel
- Duración: 15 h y 19 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 626
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 533
Does time exist? What is infinity? Why do mirrors reverse left and right but not up and down? In this scintillating collection, Holt explores the human mind, the cosmos, and the thinkers who’ve tried to encompass the latter with the former. With his trademark clarity and humor, Holt probes the mysteries of quantum mechanics, the quest for the foundations of mathematics, and the nature of logic and truth. Along the way, he offers intimate biographical sketches of celebrated and neglected thinkers, from the physicist Emmy Noether to the computing pioneer Alan Turing and the discoverer of fractals, Benoit Mandelbrot.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A good overview of scientific theory
- De MJ Walters en 09-11-18
De: Jim Holt
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Coming of Age in the Milky Way
- De: Timothy Ferris
- Narrado por: Timothy Ferris
- Duración: 2 h y 44 m
- Versión resumida
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General4 out of 5 stars 111
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 60
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 62
Humans have long sought to comprehend the enormities of cosmic space and time. Here, best selling science writer Timothy Ferris tells the story of that quest. He interweaves the majestic themes of astronomy, physics, religion, and philosophy with fresh and lasting portraits of the men and women who created what has been called our society's most precious treasure - its conception of the universe at large.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Brief survey of discovery from Columbus to now
- De serine en 01-23-16
De: Timothy Ferris
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Uncertainty
- Einstein, Heisenberg, Bohr, and the Struggle for the Soul of Science
- De: David Lindley
- Narrado por: Robert Blumenfeld
- Duración: 7 h y 2 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 368
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 206
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 207
Werner Heisenberg's "uncertainty principle" challenged centuries of scientific understanding, placed him in direct opposition to Albert Einstein, and put Niels Bohr in the middle of one of the most heated debates in scientific history. Heisenberg's theorem stated that there were physical limits to what we could know about sub-atomic particles; this "uncertainty" would have shocking implications.
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4 out of 5 stars
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fascinating insight into the real drama of physics
- De Ryan en 09-07-10
De: David Lindley
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The Upright Thinkers
- The Human Journey From Living in Trees to Understanding the Cosmos
- De: Leonard Mlodinow
- Narrado por: Leonard Mlodinow
- Duración: 12 h y 29 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 201
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 178
In this fascinating and illuminating work, Leonard Mlodinow guides us through the critical eras and events in the development of science, all of which, he demonstrates, were propelled forward by humankind's collective struggle to know. From the birth of reasoning and culture to the formation of the studies of physics, chemistry, biology, and modern-day quantum physics, we come to see that much of our progress can be attributed to simple questions - why? how? - bravely asked.
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5 out of 5 stars
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10/10 Got What I Wanted.
- De Austin en 09-22-15
De: Leonard Mlodinow
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The Age of Entanglement
- When Quantum Physics was Reborn
- De: Louisa Gilder
- Narrado por: Walter Dixon
- Duración: 14 h y 8 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 314
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 197
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 200
A brilliantly original and richly illuminating exploration of entanglement, the seemingly telepathic communication between two separated particles - one of the fundamental concepts of quantum physics.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Quite nice
- De Michael en 02-14-10
De: Louisa Gilder
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Euclid's Window
- The Story of Geometry from Parallel Lines to Hyperspace
- De: Leonard Mlodinow
- Narrado por: Robert Blumenfeld
- Duración: 8 h y 13 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 590
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 417
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 419
Through Euclid's Window Leonard Mlodinow brilliantly and delightfully leads us on a journey through five revolutions in geometry, from the Greek concept of parallel lines to the latest notions of hyperspace. Here is an altogether new, refreshing, alternative history of math revealing how simple questions anyone might ask about space -- in the living room or in some other galaxy -- have been the hidden engine of the highest achievements in science and technology.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Wow!
- De Eric en 08-13-10
De: Leonard Mlodinow
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What Is Real?
- The Unfinished Quest for the Meaning of Quantum Physics
- De: Adam Becker
- Narrado por: Greg Tremblay
- Duración: 11 h y 45 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 701
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 610
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 603
Every physicist agrees quantum mechanics is among humanity's finest scientific achievements. But ask what it means, and the result will be a brawl. For a century, most physicists have followed Niels Bohr's Copenhagen interpretation and dismissed questions about the reality underlying quantum physics as meaningless. A mishmash of solipsism and poor reasoning, Copenhagen endured, as Bohr's students vigorously protected his legacy, and the physics community favored practical experiments over philosophical arguments.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Good, "light" "read"... potential caveat below...
- De James S. en 03-31-18
De: Adam Becker
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Einstein and the Quantum
- The Quest of the Valiant Swabian
- De: A. Douglas Stone
- Narrado por: Gabriel Vaughan
- Duración: 11 h y 9 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 70
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 60
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 60
Einstein and the Quantum reveals for the first time the full significance of Albert Einstein's contributions to quantum theory. Einstein famously rejected quantum mechanics, observing that God does not play dice. But, in fact, he thought more about the nature of atoms, molecules, and the emission and absorption of light - the core of what we now know as quantum theory - than he did about relativity.
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5 out of 5 stars
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educational and fun
- De Amjad en 12-04-13
De: A. Douglas Stone
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The Equation That Couldn't Be Solved
- How Mathematical Genius Discovered the Language of Symmetry
- De: Mario Livio
- Narrado por: Tom Parks
- Duración: 11 h y 45 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 66
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 58
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 58
For thousands of years mathematicians solved progressively more difficult algebraic equations, until they encountered the quintic equation, which resisted solution for three centuries. Working independently, two prodigies ultimately proved that the quintic cannot be solved by a simple formula. The first popular account of the mathematics of symmetry and order, The Equation That Couldn't Be Solved is told not through abstract formulas but in a beautifully written and dramatic account of the lives and work of some of the greatest and most intriguing mathematicians in history.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Historical Perspective Appreciated
- De Michael Hanrahan en 01-22-20
De: Mario Livio
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The Strangest Man
- The Hidden Life of Paul Dirac, Mystic of the Atom
- De: Graham Farmelo
- Narrado por: B. J. Harrison
- Duración: 19 h y 28 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 627
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 434
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 441
Paul Dirac was among the great scientific geniuses of the modern age. One of the discoverers of quantum mechanics, the most revolutionary theory of the past century, his contributions had a unique insight, eloquence, clarity, and mathematical power. His prediction of antimatter was one of the greatest triumphs in the history of physics.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Excellent biography of great physicist
- De Eileen en 05-09-13
De: Graham Farmelo
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Spooky Action at a Distance
- The Phenomenon That Reimagines Space and Time-and What It Means for Black Holes, the Big Bang, and Theories of Everything
- De: George Musser
- Narrado por: William Hughes
- Duración: 8 h y 37 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 655
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 576
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 574
What is space? It isn't a question that most of us normally stop to ask. Space is the venue of physics; it's where things exist, where they move and take shape. Yet over the past few decades, physicists have discovered a phenomenon that operates outside the confines of space and time. The phenomenon - the ability of one particle to affect another instantly across the vastness of space - appears to be almost magical.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Rambling but Asks Good Questions
- De Michael en 12-19-15
De: George Musser
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The Infinity Puzzle
- Quantum Field Theory and the Hunt for an Orderly Universe
- De: Frank Close
- Narrado por: Jonathan Cowley
- Duración: 12 h y 12 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 116
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 96
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 90
The second half of the 20th century witnessed a scientific gold rush as physicists raced to chart the inner workings of the atom. The stakes were high, the questions were big, and there were Nobel Prizes and everlasting glory to be won. Many mysteries of the atom came unraveled, but one remained intractable-what Frank Close calls the "Infinity Puzzle."
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5 out of 5 stars
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Succinct exposition
- De Gary en 06-26-12
De: Frank Close
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About Time
- Cosmology, Time and Culture at the Twilight of the Big Bang
- De: Adam Frank
- Narrado por: David Drummond
- Duración: 13 h y 32 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 79
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 64
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 63
The Big Bang is all but dead, and we do not yet know what will replace it. Our universe's "beginning" is at an end. What does this have to do with us here on Earth? Our lives are about to be dramatically shaken again - as altered as they were with the invention of the clock, the steam engine, the railroad, the radio and the Internet.
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1 out of 5 stars
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More fluff than science
- De Ivan the Reviewer en 04-15-13
De: Adam Frank
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A Mind at Play
- How Claude Shannon Invented the Information Age
- De: Rob Goodman, Jimmy Soni
- Narrado por: Jonathan Yen
- Duración: 11 h y 51 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 510
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 435
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 435
Claude Shannon was a tinkerer, a playful wunderkind, a groundbreaking polymath, and a digital pioneer whose insights made the Information Age possible. He constructed fire-breathing trumpets and customized unicycles, outfoxed Vegas casinos, and built juggling robots, but he also wrote the seminal text of the Digital Revolution. That work allowed scientists to measure and manipulate information as objectively as any physical object. His work gave mathematicians and engineers the tools to bring that world to pass.
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3 out of 5 stars
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I wanted more information about Information Theory
- De Bonny en 05-08-18
De: Rob Goodman, y otros
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Faraday, Maxwell, and the Electromagnetic Field
- How Two Men Revolutionized Physics
- De: Nancy Forbes, Basil Mahon
- Narrado por: Patrick Lawlor
- Duración: 10 h y 15 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 372
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 310
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 310
Two of the boldest and most creative scientists of all time were Michael Faraday (1791-1867) and James Clerk Maxwell (1831-1879). This is the story of how these two men - separated in age by 40 years - discovered the existence of the electromagnetic field and devised a radically new theory which overturned the strictly mechanical view of the world that had prevailed since Newton's time.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Amazing narration of an incredibly well told story
- De Paul de Jong en 03-01-21
De: Nancy Forbes, y otros
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The Day We Found the Universe
- De: Marcia Bartusiak
- Narrado por: Erik Synnestvedt
- Duración: 10 h y 32 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 143
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 86
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 84
From one of our most acclaimed science writers: a dramatic narrative of the discovery of the true nature and startling size of the universe, delving back past the moment of revelation to trace the decades of work--by a select group of scientists--that made it possible.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Worth the Effort
- De Roy en 08-13-09
De: Marcia Bartusiak
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The Accidental Universe
- The World You Thought You Knew
- De: Alan Lightman
- Narrado por: Bronson Pinchot
- Duración: 3 h y 51 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 584
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 510
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 512
With all the passion, curiosity, and precise yet lyrical prose that have marked his previous books, Alan Lightman here explores the emotional and philosophical questions raised by discoveries in science, focusing most intently on the human condition and the needs of humankind. He looks at the difficult dialogue between science and religion, the conflict between our human desire for permanence and the impermanence of nature, the possibility that our universe is simply an accident, the manner in which modern technology has separated us from direct experience of the world, and our resistance to the view that our bodies and minds can be explained by scientific logic and laws.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Spiritual Atheist Laments
- De Michael en 02-16-15
De: Alan Lightman
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Searching for Stars on an Island in Maine
- De: Alan Lightman
- Narrado por: Bronson Pinchot
- Duración: 5 h y 15 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 238
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 203
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 202
Searching for Stars on an Island in Maine is the result of these seemingly contradictory impulses, written as an extended meditation on an island in Maine, where Lightman and his wife spend their summers. Framing the dialogue between religion and science as a contrast between absolutes and relatives, Lightman explores our human quest for truth and meaning and the different methods of religion and science in that quest. Along the way, he draws from sources ranging from St. Augustine's conception of absolute truth to Einstein's relativity.
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5 out of 5 stars
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I've been looking for this book all my life.
- De ashepler en 07-24-18
De: Alan Lightman
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Einstein's Dreams
- De: Alan Lightman
- Narrado por: Grover Gardner
- Duración: 2 h y 32 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 868
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 734
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 735
A modern classic, Einstein's Dreams is a fictional collage of stories dreamed by Albert Einstein in 1905, when he worked in a patent office in Switzerland. As the defiant but sensitive young genius is creating his theory of relativity, a new conception of time, he imagines many possible worlds. In one, time is circular, and people are fated to repeat their triumphs and failures over and over. In another, there is a place where time stands still, visited by lovers and parents clinging to their children.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Inspirational
- De KalebEvan en 09-22-16
De: Alan Lightman
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The Transcendent Brain
- Spirituality in the Age of Science
- De: Alan Lightman
- Narrado por: Christopher Grove
- Duración: 4 h y 54 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 9
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 6
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 6
Gazing at the stars, falling in love, or listening to music, we sometimes feel a transcendent connection with a cosmic unity and things larger than ourselves. But these experiences are not easily understood by science, which holds that all things can be explained in terms of atoms and molecules. Is there space in our scientific worldview for these spiritual experiences?
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4 out of 5 stars
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Powerful Reflection on the Creative Transcendent
- De Tom en 05-02-23
De: Alan Lightman
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Mr g
- A Novel about the Creation
- De: Alan Lightman
- Narrado por: Ray Porter
- Duración: 4 h y 52 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 214
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 180
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 181
“As I remember, I had just woken up from a nap when I decided to create the universe.” So begins Alan Lightman’s playful and profound new novel, Mr. g, the story of Creation as narrated by God. Bored with living in the shimmering Void with his bickering Uncle Deva and Aunt Penelope, Mr. g creates time, space, and matter - then moves on to stars, planets, consciousness, and finally intelligent beings with moral dilemmas.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Wow
- De Berserk en 05-22-12
De: Alan Lightman
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Probable Impossibilities
- Musings on Beginnings and Endings
- De: Alan Lightman
- Narrado por: Christopher Grove
- Duración: 5 h y 45 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 142
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 129
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 128
Can space be divided into smaller and smaller units, ad infinitum? Does space extend to larger and larger regions, on and on to infinity? Is consciousness reducible to the material brain and its neurons? What was the origin of life, and can biologists create life from scratch in the lab? Physicist and novelist Alan Lightman explores these questions and more - from the anatomy of a smile to the capriciousness of memory to the specialness of life in the universe to what came before the Big Bang.
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5 out of 5 stars
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What a beautiful, insightful, learned yet poetic book
- De Steve Yastrow en 07-15-22
De: Alan Lightman
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The Accidental Universe
- The World You Thought You Knew
- De: Alan Lightman
- Narrado por: Bronson Pinchot
- Duración: 3 h y 51 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 584
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 510
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 512
With all the passion, curiosity, and precise yet lyrical prose that have marked his previous books, Alan Lightman here explores the emotional and philosophical questions raised by discoveries in science, focusing most intently on the human condition and the needs of humankind. He looks at the difficult dialogue between science and religion, the conflict between our human desire for permanence and the impermanence of nature, the possibility that our universe is simply an accident, the manner in which modern technology has separated us from direct experience of the world, and our resistance to the view that our bodies and minds can be explained by scientific logic and laws.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Spiritual Atheist Laments
- De Michael en 02-16-15
De: Alan Lightman
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Searching for Stars on an Island in Maine
- De: Alan Lightman
- Narrado por: Bronson Pinchot
- Duración: 5 h y 15 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 238
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 203
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 202
Searching for Stars on an Island in Maine is the result of these seemingly contradictory impulses, written as an extended meditation on an island in Maine, where Lightman and his wife spend their summers. Framing the dialogue between religion and science as a contrast between absolutes and relatives, Lightman explores our human quest for truth and meaning and the different methods of religion and science in that quest. Along the way, he draws from sources ranging from St. Augustine's conception of absolute truth to Einstein's relativity.
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5 out of 5 stars
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I've been looking for this book all my life.
- De ashepler en 07-24-18
De: Alan Lightman
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Einstein's Dreams
- De: Alan Lightman
- Narrado por: Grover Gardner
- Duración: 2 h y 32 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 868
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 734
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 735
A modern classic, Einstein's Dreams is a fictional collage of stories dreamed by Albert Einstein in 1905, when he worked in a patent office in Switzerland. As the defiant but sensitive young genius is creating his theory of relativity, a new conception of time, he imagines many possible worlds. In one, time is circular, and people are fated to repeat their triumphs and failures over and over. In another, there is a place where time stands still, visited by lovers and parents clinging to their children.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Inspirational
- De KalebEvan en 09-22-16
De: Alan Lightman
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The Transcendent Brain
- Spirituality in the Age of Science
- De: Alan Lightman
- Narrado por: Christopher Grove
- Duración: 4 h y 54 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 9
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 6
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 6
Gazing at the stars, falling in love, or listening to music, we sometimes feel a transcendent connection with a cosmic unity and things larger than ourselves. But these experiences are not easily understood by science, which holds that all things can be explained in terms of atoms and molecules. Is there space in our scientific worldview for these spiritual experiences?
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4 out of 5 stars
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Powerful Reflection on the Creative Transcendent
- De Tom en 05-02-23
De: Alan Lightman
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Mr g
- A Novel about the Creation
- De: Alan Lightman
- Narrado por: Ray Porter
- Duración: 4 h y 52 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 214
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 180
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 181
“As I remember, I had just woken up from a nap when I decided to create the universe.” So begins Alan Lightman’s playful and profound new novel, Mr. g, the story of Creation as narrated by God. Bored with living in the shimmering Void with his bickering Uncle Deva and Aunt Penelope, Mr. g creates time, space, and matter - then moves on to stars, planets, consciousness, and finally intelligent beings with moral dilemmas.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Wow
- De Berserk en 05-22-12
De: Alan Lightman
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Probable Impossibilities
- Musings on Beginnings and Endings
- De: Alan Lightman
- Narrado por: Christopher Grove
- Duración: 5 h y 45 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 142
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 129
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 128
Can space be divided into smaller and smaller units, ad infinitum? Does space extend to larger and larger regions, on and on to infinity? Is consciousness reducible to the material brain and its neurons? What was the origin of life, and can biologists create life from scratch in the lab? Physicist and novelist Alan Lightman explores these questions and more - from the anatomy of a smile to the capriciousness of memory to the specialness of life in the universe to what came before the Big Bang.
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5 out of 5 stars
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What a beautiful, insightful, learned yet poetic book
- De Steve Yastrow en 07-15-22
De: Alan Lightman
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In Praise of Wasting Time
- De: Alan Lightman
- Narrado por: Alan Lightman
- Duración: 2 h y 38 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 93
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 82
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 82
In this timely and essential audiobook that offers a fresh take on the qualms of modern day life, Professor Alan Lightman investigates the creativity born from allowing our minds to freely roam, without attempting to accomplish anything and without any assigned tasks. With In Praise of Wasting Time, Professor Alan Lightman documents the rush and heave of the modern world, suggests the technological and cultural origins of our time-driven lives, and examines the many values of "wasting time".
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5 out of 5 stars
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Praise this book!
- De Marcus Davis Jr en 11-11-18
De: Alan Lightman
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The Universe
- Leading Scientists Explore the Origin, Mysteries, and Future of the Cosmos
- De: John Brockman
- Narrado por: Antony Ferguson, Danny Campbell, Jo Anna Perrin
- Duración: 12 h y 47 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 174
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 152
In The Universe, today's most influential science writers explain the science behind our evolving understanding of The Universe and everything in it, including the cutting-edge research and discoveries that are shaping our knowledge. Lee Smolin reveals how math and cosmology are helping us create a theory of the whole universe. Neil Turok analyzes the fundamental laws of nature, what came before the big bang, and the possibility of a unified theory. And much more.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Equivalant to reading 25 books
- De Gary en 10-05-14
De: John Brockman
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Three Flames
- A Novel
- De: Alan Lightman
- Narrado por: Cassandra Campbell
- Duración: 5 h y 7 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 26
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 24
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 24
Three Flames portrays the struggles of a Cambodian farming family against the extreme patriarchal attitudes of their society and the cruel and dictatorial father, set against a rural community that is slowly being exposed to the modern world and its values. A mother must fight against memories of her father's death at the hands of the Khmer Rouge, and her powerful desire for revenge. A daughter is married off at 16; another is sent to the city to work in the factories to settle her father's gambling debt. A son dreams of marrying the most beautiful girl of the village.
De: Alan Lightman
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Dance for Two
- Selected Essays
- De: Alan Lightman
- Narrado por: Bronson Pinchot
- Duración: 4 h y 40 m
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The New York Times best-selling author of Einstein's Dreams presents a collection of essays, written over the past 20 years, that displays his genius for bringing literary and scientific concerns into ringing harmony. Sometimes provocative, sometimes fanciful, always elegantly conceived and written, these meditations offer listeners a fascinating look into the creative compulsions shared by the scientist and the artist.
De: Alan Lightman
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Liberty: 1784
- De: Robert Conroy
- Narrado por: Bronson Pinchot
- Duración: 13 h y 58 m
- Versión completa
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 562
The British win the American Revolutionary War, and a desperate Washington and the American founders must make a last stand in an enclave called Liberty. In 1781, George Washington's attempt to trap the British under Cornwallis at Yorktown ends catastrophically when the French fleet is destroyed in the Battle of the Capes. The revolution collapses, and the British begin a bloody reign of terror. A group of rebels flees westward and sets up a colony near what is now Chicago. They call it Liberty.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Why
- De ALM en 10-20-20
De: Robert Conroy
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Cosmos: Possible Worlds
- De: Ann Druyan
- Narrado por: Ann Druyan, Jennice Ontiveros
- Duración: 10 h y 46 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 195
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 175
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 174
This new and long-awaited sequel to Carl Sagan's international best seller continues the electrifying journey through space and time, linking worlds within and worlds billions of miles away and envisioning a future of science tempered with wisdom. Based on National Geographic's internationally-renowned television series, this groundbreaking and visually stunning book explores how science and civilization grew up together.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Just no replacement for the great Carl Sagan.
- De Nowhere man en 03-08-20
De: Ann Druyan
Lo que los oyentes dicen sobre A Sense of the Mysterious
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- Jeff
- 04-12-21
great
Insightful view on the scientists that allowed us to live in the world we live in today!
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- Tom
- 06-23-21
A Unique Take on the Scientific Project
Lightman brings a Liberal Arts perspective to the scientist’s experience. He establishes his street cred early on to explain his initial attraction to the mysteries science probes and follows up with tales of some of the most fascinating figures of the Twentieth Century. These stories bring their motivations and accomplishments to life and convince the reader that the stereotypical view of scientific pursuits as dull number-crunching fit only for nerds who can’t make the football team is nonsense.
He finishes with some insights into Technological Society’s future that we should all think about. All in all an interesting Four Star read.
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- Rob Harrah 2
- 03-14-21
grrr-ate😎 just like tony tiger 🐅🐅
we are surrounded by mystery everyday. most people have no idea how much mystery is out there. sometimes books like this allow me to get a good night's sleep. Avon even when a lot of things are bugging me.
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- Jason
- 05-17-21
I stuck it out.
Good parts and boring stretches. It is worth it if you don't pay extra. I wouldn't waste a credit though.
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- Robert Peck
- 11-27-22
a glimmer of sanity and rational thougt
One would not tend to look to physicist regarding philosophy, yet this is some of the best life advice from theoretical physicists that you will likely ever hear!
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- Kyrsten
- 05-01-21
Exquisite
Alan Lightman reminds me, with each book of his that I read, he is undoubtedly my favorite author. This is a work of art, integrating (beautifully) the relationship between humanity, science, the reader, and the author.
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- glittergal
- 02-09-21
Enlightening and fascinating
Memoirish and thought provoking. I learned interesting points of view throughout the history of science. The narrator was great. He pronounced foreign words and names accurately according to the native language.
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- Amazon Customer
- 03-08-22
Not what I was hoping for
I thought this book would live up to the title a bit more, but there didn’t feel like there was much of a story. It’s pretty much just a bunch of anecdotes slammed together onto one book. And felt very disorganized and scattered, was hard to follow
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