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OverviewQuantum physics for the layman This is an account of the essential aspects of the new physics for those with little or no knowledge of mathematics or science. It describes current theories of quantum mechanics, Einstein's special and general theories of relativity and other speculations, alluding throughout to parallels with modern psychology and metaphorical abstractions to Buddhism and Taoism. The author has also written ""The Seat of the Soul"". Full Product DetailsAuthor: Gary ZukavPublisher: Ebury Publishing Imprint: Rider & Co Edition: New edition Dimensions: Width: 13.40cm , Height: 2.40cm , Length: 21.30cm Weight: 0.347kg ISBN: 9780712648721ISBN 10: 0712648720 Pages: 352 Publication Date: 14 March 1991 Recommended Age: From 0 years Audience: Professional and scholarly , College/higher education , General/trade , Professional & Vocational , Tertiary & Higher Education Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsReviewsThe most exciting intellectual adventure I've been on since reading Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance -- Christophre Lehmann-Haupt New York Times Recommended highly, both for those who want to understand the essential significance of modern physics and for those who are concerned with its implications for the possible transformation of the human consciousness Times Literary Supplement Recommended highly, both for those who want to understand the essential significance of modern physics and for those who are concerned with its implications for the possible transformation of the human consciousness * Times Literary Supplement * The most exciting intellectual adventure I've been on since reading Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance -- Christophre Lehmann-Haupt * New York Times * Can there be a true marriage of particle physics and psychedelia? Can an Esalen-inspired seminar on physics yield insights into Zen, enlightenment, or other transcendental phenomena? Gary Zukav sounds an emphatic yes as he explains how he, physicist David Finkelstein (Yeshiva University), and Al Chung-Liang Huang, a T'ai Chi master who was leading a workshop at Esalen, met over dinner and evolved the concept of dancing Wu Li masters. Huang explained that physics was called Wu Li back in Taiwan where he learned it. And Wu Li means patterns of organic energy. It also means My Way, Nonsense, I Clutch My Ideas, and Enlightenment (used as chapter titles in the book). The dance is what physics masters do who elaborate theories and deal with the absurdities that sometimes characterize quantum physics. (Light as particle and wave, for example, the notion of spin when there is no spin. . . .) With this as theme, Zukav takes off to explain special and general relativity theory and the evolution of ideas in contemporary physics down to the current embarrassment of riches in particles with their various strange properties (including strangeness). When he sticks to Einstein thought experiments or simple examples not unlike those used in Gamow or Hoyle, the text is all right. Where the reader has cause for despair is in Zukav's enthusiastic jumps to Zen, right-left brain differences, Freud - or when he indulges in endless puns and uses his favorite foil for explanation, Jim de Wit. Pared of these excesses, this might be a good popularization. But that would be to eliminate just the East-West bridges Zukav wants to build. (Kirkus Reviews) It was either this book, or Fritjof Capra's Tao of Physics, to balance the Einstein inclusion. I chose this because the New York Times described it as 'the most exciting intellectual adventure since Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance which was another contender for this page. Whereas most of Einstein's attempts to explain life and the universe will never be fathomed by the layperson, Zukav makes it entertaining and understandable - linking hard science with modern psychology and Eastern mysticism. Although a little outdated scientifically, he succeeds in showing that how you should depend on more than just your senses and observations to understand the universe. (Kirkus UK) The most exciting intellectual adventure I've been on since reading Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance -- Christophre Lehmann-Haupt * New York Times * Recommended highly, both for those who want to understand the essential significance of modern physics and for those who are concerned with its implications for the possible transformation of the human consciousness * Times Literary Supplement * Author InformationGary Zukav is a spiritual teacher and author of the iconic #1 New York Times bestseller The Seat of the Soul. His other works include bestsellers The Dancing Wu Li Masters and Soul Stories. Over six million copies of his books are in print and translations are available in 32 languages. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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