Probable impossibilities: musings on beginnings and endings
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Published:
New York : Pantheon Books, [2021]., Ã2021
Format:
Book
Edition:
First edition.
Physical Desc:
197 pages ; 20 cm
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781524749019, 152474901X, 9781524749019
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Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
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"Before the discovery of quarks, we hadn't imagined anything smaller than protons and neutrons. Are quarks the end of the line, the smallest imaginable objects in nature? Can the universe be divided into infinitely smaller units in the same way the universe is ever-expanding? Alan Lightman explores these questions in his characteristic accessible and lyrical prose, considering the igniting element behind consciousness, the origin of life, the anatomy of a smile, our fickle memories. Probable Impossibilities brings together recently published and four original essays. Throughout, Lightman guides a discussion on what we know of the universe, life, the mind, and the conception of things vastly larger than ourselves in time and space"--,Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation (style guide)
Lightman, A. P. (2021). Probable impossibilities: musings on beginnings and endings. First edition. Pantheon Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Lightman, Alan P., 1948-. 2021. Probable Impossibilities: Musings On Beginnings and Endings. Pantheon Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Lightman, Alan P., 1948-, Probable Impossibilities: Musings On Beginnings and Endings. Pantheon Books, 2021.
MLA Citation (style guide)Lightman, Alan P. Probable Impossibilities: Musings On Beginnings and Endings. First edition. Pantheon Books, 2021.
Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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| 505 | 0 | |a Probable impossibilities -- Between nothingness and infinity -- What came before the big bang? -- On nothingness -- Atoms -- Modern Prometheus -- One hundred billion -- Smile -- The anatomy of attention -- Immortality -- The ghost house of my childhood -- In defense of disorder -- Miracles -- Our lonely home in nature -- Is life special? -- Cosmic biocentrism -- The man who knows infinity. | |
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