Dance for Two: Essays
| AUTHOR | Lightman, Alan; Lightman, Alan |
| PUBLISHER | Pantheon Books (03/26/1996) |
| PRODUCT TYPE | Paperback (Paperback) |
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For the last twenty years, Alan Lightman has been writing essays that display his genius for bringing literary and scientific concerns into harmony. Dance for Two gathers the best of Lightman's work. Here are pieces that touch on both the ethereal and the corporeal; the dependence of a ballerina on the laws of physics, the choice of every scientist makes between tinkering and theorizing, the unscientific nature of discovery, the impulse behind an unprompted smile. Dance for Two is an intimate and fascinating look into the creative compulsions shared by the artist and the scientist.
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ISBN-13:
9780679758778
ISBN-10:
0679758771
Binding:
Paperback or Softback (Trade Paperback (Us))
Content Language:
English
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Page Count:
192
Carton Quantity:
40
Product Dimensions:
5.17 x 0.60 x 7.99 inches
Weight:
0.55 pound(s)
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Country of Origin:
US
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BISAC Categories
Science | Radiography
Science | Earth Sciences - General
Science | Essays
Dewey Decimal:
814
Library of Congress Control Number:
95048876
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For the last twenty years, Alan Lightman has been writing essays that display his genius for bringing literary and scientific concerns into harmony. Dance for Two gathers the best of Lightman's work. Here are pieces that touch on both the ethereal and the corporeal; the dependence of a ballerina on the laws of physics, the choice of every scientist makes between tinkering and theorizing, the unscientific nature of discovery, the impulse behind an unprompted smile. Dance for Two is an intimate and fascinating look into the creative compulsions shared by the artist and the scientist.
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