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The Cosmic Landscape: String Theory and the Illusion of Intelligent Design

AUTHOR Susskind, Leonard
PUBLISHER Back Bay Books (12/01/2006)
PRODUCT TYPE Paperback (Paperback)

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In his first book ever, the father of string theory reinvents the world's concept of the known universe and man's unique place within it. Line drawings.


Leonard Susskind has been the Felix Bloch Professor in theoretical physics at Stanford University since 1978. The author of The Cosmic Landscape, he is a member of the National Academy of Science and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and the recipient of numerous prizes including the science writing prize of the American Institute of Physics for his Scientific American article on black holes. He lives in Palo Alto, California.

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ISBN-13: 9780316013338
ISBN-10: 0316013331
Binding: Paperback or Softback (Trade Paperback (Us))
Content Language: English
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Page Count: 416
Carton Quantity: 20
Product Dimensions: 5.50 x 1.10 x 8.26 inches
Weight: 0.80 pound(s)
Feature Codes: Bibliography, Index, Price on Product - Canadian, Price on Product, Table of Contents, Glossary, Illustrated
Country of Origin: US
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Science | Space Science - Cosmology
Science | Physics - Mathematical & Computational
Dewey Decimal: 523.12
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In his first book ever, the father of string theory reinvents the world's concept of the known universe and man's unique place within it. Line drawings.


Leonard Susskind has been the Felix Bloch Professor in theoretical physics at Stanford University since 1978. The author of The Cosmic Landscape, he is a member of the National Academy of Science and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and the recipient of numerous prizes including the science writing prize of the American Institute of Physics for his Scientific American article on black holes. He lives in Palo Alto, California.

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Author: Susskind, Leonard
Leonard Susskind has been the Felix Bloch Professor in theoretical physics at Stanford University since 1978. The author of The Cosmic Landscape, he is a member of the National Academy of Science and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and recipient of numerous prizes including the science writing prize of the American Institute of Physics for his Scientific American article on black holes.
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