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The Shape of Wonder: How Scientists Think, Work, and Live

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Availability:In StockContributor:Alan Lightman, Martin ReesPublish date:9/2/2025Pages:224
Language:EnglishPublisher:Pantheon BooksISBN-13:9780593702024ISBN-10:593702026UPC:9780593702024Book Category:Science, Religion, PhilosophyBook Subcategory:Philosophy & Social Aspects, Religion & Science, ReligiousSize:8.49 x 5.83 x 0.92 inchesWeight:0.8003Product ID:SCJP8TWQN1

The Shape of Wonder: How Scientists Think, Work, and Live

In this captivating, insightful book, acclaimed physicists Alan Lightman and Martin Rees illuminate the life and work of numerous scientists in order to demystify the scientific process and show that scientists are concerned citizens, just like the rest of us.

"Remarkable. . . . Illuminating with refreshing clarity the ordinary and sometimes extraordinary work of scientists. This book is...
Language:EnglishPublisher:Pantheon BooksISBN-13:9780593702024ISBN-10:593702026UPC:9780593702024Book Category:Science, Religion, PhilosophyBook Subcategory:Philosophy & Social Aspects, Religion & Science, ReligiousSize:8.49 x 5.83 x 0.92 inchesWeight:0.8003Product ID:SCJP8TWQN1
ALAN LIGHTMAN, PhD physicist, is the author of seven novels, including the international best seller Einstein's Dreams and The Diagnosis, a finalist for the National Book Award. He has taught at Harvard and at MIT, and is the host of the public television series Searching: Our Quest for Meaning in the Age of Science. He is a professor of the practice of the humanities at MIT.

MARTIN REES is the...
Publisher: Pantheon Books

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