Alan Lightman: The Miraculous from the Material, Gebunden

Alan Lightman

The Miraculous from the Material

Buch

Understanding the Wonders of Nature

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Publisher:: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 11/2024
Binding:: Gebunden
Language:: Englisch
ISBN-13:: 9780593701485
Item number:: 11780028
Volume:: 208 Pages
Weight:: 567 g
Format:: 218 x 161 mm
Thickness:: 21 mm
Release date:: 19.11.2024
Note: Caution: Product is not in German language

Blurb

"Nature is capable of extraordinary phenomena. Standing in awe of those phenomena, we experience a feeling of connection to others, to wildlife, or to the cosmos. For ... Alan Lightman, just as remarkable is that all of what we see around us--from soap bubbles and scarlet ibses to shooting stars--are made out of the same material stuff, and obey the same rules and laws. This is what Lightman calls 'spiritual materialism, ' the belief that we can embrace spiritual experiences without letting go of our scientific worldview. Pairing 36 ... full-color photos evoking some of nature's most awe-inspiring phenomena with accessible, lyrical essays, [this book] explores the ... science underlying the natural world"--

Biography

Alan Lightman, geboren 1948, ist Professor of Humanities am Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Neben seiner wissenschaftlichen Karriere als Astrophysiker veröffentlichte er Gedichte und Essays sowie Romane. Er lebt mit seiner Familie in der Nähe von Boston.