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Time surrounds us. It defines our experience of the world; it echoes through our every waking hour. Time is the very foundation of conscious experience. Yet as familiar as it is, time is also deeply mysterious. We cannot see, hear, smell, taste, or touch it. Yet we do feel it—or at least we... read more
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“Part of the problem with “time,” he explains, is that our two best theories – general relativity and quantum theory – treat it very different. “It’s like two children sort of quarreling over a toy they want,” he says. “But the trouble is, each wants something different.” He believes the only solution is to remove the toy. We have to abandon the notion of time.”
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“Scientists are not used to the idea of something being created from nothing; even Aristotle shuddered at the idea, believing it an affront to reason. And yet the inflationary universe seems to entail just that.”
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"I've completely solved the problem," a young Albert Einstein said excitedly to his friend Michele Besso in May of 1905.
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Foreward
Introduction
01 Heavenly Clockwork
02 Years, Months, Days
03 Hours, Minutes, Seconds
04 In Time's Grasp
05 The Persistence of Memory
06 Isaac's Time
07 Albert's Time
08 Back to the Future
09 In the Beginning
10 Beyond the Big Bang
11 All Things Must Pass
12 Illusion and Reality
Notes
Bibliography
Index
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Thomas Dunne
Country: United States
Publication Date: 2008
ISBN: 9780312374785
Page Count: 329
Publisher: Thomas Dunne
Country: United States
Publication Date: 2008
ISBN: 9780312374785
Page Count: 329
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- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 529
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