The Dialogues: Conversations about the Nature of the Universe (MIT Press)
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| Rating | : | 4.24 (893 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0262037238 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 248 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-05-04 |
| Language | : | English |
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. He has been science advisor for several movies and television series, including Marvel's Thor: Ragnarok and the National Geographic Channel's Genius. Clifford V. Johnson, Professor of Physics at the University of Southern California, gives many public lectures about his research and
Johnson, Professor of Physics at the University of Southern California, gives many public lectures about his research and appears often in television documentaries as an expert. He has been science advisor for several movies and television series, including Marvel's Thor: Ragnarok and the National Geographic Channel's Genius. About the Author Clifford V.
The topics of their conversations range from the science of cooking to the multiverse and string theory. Conversations about science, he tells us, shouldn't be left to the experts. The conversationalists are men, women, children, experts, and amateur science buffs. A brother and sister experiment with a grain of rice. Two women sit in a sunny courtyard and discuss the multiverse, quantum gravity, and the anthropic principle. Another couple meets on a train and discusses immortality, time, black holes, and religion. Physicist Clifford Johnson thinks that we should have more conversations about science. After reading these conversations, we are ready to start our own.. In the first conversation, a couple meets