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OverviewA personal and engaging tribute to nature from a world-famous theoretical physicist Marcelo Gleiser has had a passion for science and fishing since he was a boy growing up on the beaches of Rio de Janeiro. As a world-famous theoretical physicist with hundreds of scientific articles and several books of popular science to his credit, he felt it was time to once again connect with nature in less theoretical ways. After seeing a fly-fishing class on the Dartmouth College green, he decided to learn to fly-fish, a hobby, he says, that teaches humility. In The Simple Beauty of the Unexpected, Gleiser travels the world to scientific conferences, fishing wherever he goes. At each stop, he ponders the myriad ways physics informs the act of fishing; how, in its turn, fishing serves as a lens into nature's inner workings; and how science engages with questions of meaning and spirituality, inspiring a sense of mystery and awe of the not yet known. Personal and engaging, The Simple Beauty of the Unexpected is a scientist's tribute to nature, an affirmation of humanity's deep connection with and debt to Earth, and an exploration of the meaning of existence, from atom to trout to cosmos. This edition features a new essay by Gleiser on how we need a profound change of worldview if we are to have a vibrant future for our species in this fragile environment. He describes how this book was an incubator for his current thinking. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Marcelo Gleiser , Thom RiveraPublisher: Blackstone Publishing Imprint: Blackstone Publishing Edition: Library Edition ISBN: 9798200961603Publication Date: 12 July 2022 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Audio Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviews"Beautifully composed...This elegant treatise will inspire readers who relish a philosophical approach to science and travel. -- ""Library Journal"" The fly-fishing is naively beautiful. The physics is just beautiful. But the conclusion to the journey of a man so engaged by both--the epiphany--is magnificent and should be shared by us all. -- ""Jeremy Lucas, European Open fly-fishing champion"" You don't have to fish or seek out spiritual experiences to love this book (I do neither). I was absolutely delighted with Marcelo's joy in nature. -- ""Barbara King, author of How Animals Grieve""" Beautifully composed...This elegant treatise will inspire readers who relish a philosophical approach to science and travel. -- Library Journal The fly-fishing is naively beautiful. The physics is just beautiful. But the conclusion to the journey of a man so engaged by both--the epiphany--is magnificent and should be shared by us all. -- Jeremy Lucas, European Open fly-fishing champion You don't have to fish or seek out spiritual experiences to love this book (I do neither). I was absolutely delighted with Marcelo's joy in nature. -- Barbara King, author of How Animals Grieve Author InformationMarcelo Gleiser, winner of the Templeton Prize, is the Appleton Professor of Natural Philosophy and a professor of physics and astronomy at Dartmouth College. He is a fellow of the American Physical Society and a recipient of the Presidential Faculty Fellows Award from the White House and National Science Foundation. The author of several books of popular science, he currently contributes weekly to BigThink.com. Read by Thom Rivera, Dawn Harvey, Carol Monda, Hillary Huber, Bernadette Dunne, and Kyla Garcia Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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