Trespassing on Einstein’s Lawn: A Father, a Daughter, the Meaning of Nothing and the Beginning of Everything

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Amanda Gefter Trespassing on Einstein s Lawn A Father a Daughter the Meaning of Nothing and the Beginning of Everything Bantam (2014)

Author(s): Amanda Gefter
Publisher: Bantam
Year: 2014

Language: English
Commentary: Amanda Gefter Trespassing on Einstein s Lawn A Father a Daughter the Meaning of Nothing and the Beginning of Everything Bantam (2014)
Pages: 464
Tags: Physics for Fun

Title Page......Page 2
Copyright......Page 3
Epigraph......Page 5
Contents......Page 6
A Note to the Reader......Page 8
1. Crashing the Ultimate Reality Party......Page 10
2. The Perfect Alibi......Page 36
3. Smile!......Page 66
4. Delayed Choices......Page 98
5. Schrödinger’s Rats......Page 125
6. Fictitious Forces......Page 145
7. Carving the World into Pieces......Page 173
8. Making History......Page 200
9. A Hint of How the Universe Is Built......Page 231
10. That Alice-in-Wonderland Shit......Page 254
11. Hope Produces Space and Time......Page 282
12. That Hypothetical, Secret Object......Page 319
13. Smashing the Glass......Page 352
14. Incompleteness......Page 371
15. Into the Margin......Page 392
Dedication......Page 427
Acknowledgments......Page 428
Glossary......Page 430
Notes......Page 446
Suggestions for Further Reading......Page 461
About the Author......Page 464