{"product_id":"9780141991764","title":"Cosmological Koans : A Journey to the Heart of Physics by Anthony Aguirre","description":"A gem of a book' Carlo Rovelli, author of Seven Brief Lessons on Physics'A unique and beautifully written masterpiece' Max Tegmark, author of Life 3.0Could there be a civilization on a mote of dust? How much of your fate have you made? Who cleans the universe?Through  more than fifty Koans - pleasingly paradoxical vignettes following the  ancient Zen tradition - leading physicist Anthony Aguirre takes us  across the world from Japan to Italy, and through ideas spanning the  age, breadth and depth of the Universe. Using these beguiling stories  and a flair for explaining complex science, he covers cosmic questions  that giants from Aristotle to Galileo to Heisenberg have grappled with - from the nature of time to the origin of multiple universes to the  meaning of quantum theory.   Playful and enlightening, Cosmological Koans  invites the reader into an intellectual adventure of the highest order,  giving us what Einstein called 'the most beautiful and deepest  experience' anyone can have - a sense of the mysterious.\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback \/ softback","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56225814511989,"sku":"9780141991764","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780141991764.jpg?v=1762232867","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/9780141991764","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}