Searching for stars on an island in Maine
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Author
Published
New York : Pantheon Books, [2018].
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
ISBN
9781101871867, 1101871865
Physical Desc
viii, 226 pages ; 20 cm
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Published
New York : Pantheon Books, [2018].
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
ISBN
9781101871867, 1101871865
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-226).
Description
"From the acclaimed author of Einstein's Dreams, here is an inspired, lyrical meditation on religion and science that explores the tension between our yearning for permanence and certainty, and the modern scientific discoveries that demonstrate the impermanent and uncertain nature of the world. As a physicist, Alan Lightman has always held a scientific view of the world. As a teenager experimenting in his own laboratory, he was impressed by the logic and materiality of a universe governed by a small number of disembodied forces and laws that decree all things in the world are material and impermanent. But one summer evening, while looking at the stars from a small boat at sea, Lightman was overcome by the overwhelming sensation that he was merging with something larger than himself--a grand and eternal unity, a hint of something absolute and immaterial. Searching for Stars on an Island in Maine is Lightman's exploration of these seemingly contradictory impulses. He draws on sources ranging from Saint Augustine's conception of absolute truth to Einstein's theory of relativity, from the unity of the once-indivisible atom to the multiplicity of subatomic particles and the recent notion of multiple universes. What he gives us is a profound inquiry into the human desire for truth and meaning, and a journey along the different paths of religion and science that become part of that quest."--Jacket flap.
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Bernards Township Library - Adult Nonfiction | 523.1 LIG | Available |
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Lightman, A. P. (2018). Searching for stars on an island in Maine (First edition.). Pantheon Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Lightman, Alan P., 1948-. 2018. Searching for Stars On an Island in Maine. Pantheon Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Lightman, Alan P., 1948-. Searching for Stars On an Island in Maine Pantheon Books, 2018.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Lightman, Alan P. Searching for Stars On an Island in Maine First edition., Pantheon Books, 2018.
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