"Fearful Symmetry" brings the incredible discoveries of contemporary physics within everyone's grasp. A. Zee, a distinguished physicist and skillful expositor, tells the exciting story of how today's theoretical physicists are following Einstein in their search for the beauty and simplicity of Nature. Animated by a sense of reverence and whimsy, the book describes the majestic sweep and accomplishments of twentieth-century physics. In the end, we stand in awe before the grand vision of modern physics - one of the greatest chapters in the intellectual history of humankind.
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最终在我们和自然的对话中,没有“为什么”,只有“如何”。理论物理学家试图知道她的思想,但就我所知,他们永不会知道为什么她要如此思想。
在教授会上,语言学家和历史学家不肯让步,愤怒的希尔伯特爆发了,喊道:“我们这里是大学,不是澡堂子!”
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