{"product_id":"visions-of-discovery-new-light-on-physics-cosmology-and-consciousness-hardback-9780521882392","title":"Visions of Discovery; New Light on Physics, Cosmology, and Consciousness (Hardback) 9780521882392","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eVisions of Discovery\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eNew Light on Physics, Cosmology, and Consciousness\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWorld-leading researchers, including Nobel Laureates, explore the most basic questions of science, philosophy, and the nature of existence.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eRaymond Y. Chiao (Edited by), Marvin L. Cohen (Edited by), Anthony J. Leggett (Edited by), William D. Phillips (Edited by), Charles L. Harper, Jr. (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521882392, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 21 October 2010\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e826 pages, 185 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e25.4 x 17.9 x 4.1 cm, 1.75 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'… if a young physicist in 2011 should ask what are the major intellectual questions facing scientists today, it would be difficult to better the range of insights offered by this book.' Contemporary Physics\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eWorld-leading researchers, including Nobel Laureates and rising young stars, examine some of the most important and fundamental questions at the forefronts of modern science, philosophy, and theology, taking into account recent discoveries from a range of fields. This fascinating book is ideal for anyone seeking answers to deep questions about the universe and human life. The remarkable career of Charles H. Townes, inventor of the maser and laser for which he shared the 1964 Nobel Prize in Physics, has spanned seven decades. His interests have ranged from the origin of the Universe to the structure of molecules, always focusing on the nature of human life. Honouring his work, this book explores the most basic questions of science, philosophy, and the nature of existence: How did the Universe begin? Why do the fundamental constants of nature have the values they do? What is human consciousness, and do we have free will?\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eList of contributors\u003cbr\u003e Foreword Charles H. Townes\u003cbr\u003e Editors' preface\u003cbr\u003e Preface Freeman J. Dyson\u003cbr\u003e Laureates' preface: reflections from four physics Nobelists Roy J. Glauber, John L. Hall, Theodore W. Hänsch and Wolfgang Ketterle\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Illumination: The History and Future of Physical Science and Technology: 1. A short history of light in the Western world John L. Heilbron\u003cbr\u003e 2. Tools and innovation Peter L. Galison\u003cbr\u003e 3. The future of science Freeman J. Dyson\u003cbr\u003e 4. The end of everything: will AI replace humans? Will everything die when the universe freezes over? Michio Kaku\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Fundamental Physics and Quantum Mechanics: 5. Fundamental constants Frank Wilczek\u003cbr\u003e 6. New insights on time symmetry in quantum mechanics Yakir Aharonov and Jeffrey Tollaksen\u003cbr\u003e 7. The major unknowns in particle physics and cosmology David J. Gross\u003cbr\u003e 8. The major unknown in quantum mechanics: Is it the whole truth? Anthony J. Leggett\u003cbr\u003e 9. Precision cosmology and the landscape Raphael Bousso\u003cbr\u003e 10. Hairy black holes, phase transitions, and AdS\/CFT Steven S. Gubser\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Astrophysics and Astronomy: 11. The microwave background: a cosmic time machine Adrian T. Lee\u003cbr\u003e 12. Dark matter and dark energy Marc Kamionkowski\u003cbr\u003e 13. New directions and intersections for observational cosmology: the case of dark energy Saul Perlmutter\u003cbr\u003e 14. Inward bound: high-resolution astronomy and the quest for black holes and extrasolar planets Reinhard Genzel\u003cbr\u003e 15. Searching for signatures of life beyond the solar system: astrophysical interferometry and the 150 km Exo-Earth Imager Antoine Labeyrie\u003cbr\u003e 16. New directions for gravitational wave physics via 'Millikan oil drops' Raymond Y. Chiao\u003cbr\u003e 17. An 'ultrasonic' image of the embryonic universe: CMB polarization tests of the inflationary paradigm Brian G. Keating\u003cbr\u003e Part IV. New Approaches in Technology and Science: 18. Visualizing complexity: development of 4D microscopy and diffraction for imaging in space and time Ahmed H. Zewail\u003cbr\u003e 19. Is life based on laws of physics? Steven Chu\u003cbr\u003e 20. Quantum information J. Ignacio Cirac\u003cbr\u003e 21. Emergence in condensed matter physics Marvin L. Cohen\u003cbr\u003e 22. Achieving the highest spectral resolution over the widest spectral bandwidth: precision measurement meets ultrafast science Jun Ye\u003cbr\u003e 23. Wireless non-radiative energy transfer Marin Solja?i?\u003cbr\u003e Part V. Consciousness and Free Will: 24. The big picture: exploring questions on the boundaries of science – consciousness and free will George F. R. Ellis\u003cbr\u003e 25. Quantum entanglement: from fundamental questions to quantum communication and quantum computation and back Anton Zeilinger\u003cbr\u003e 26. Consciousness, body, and brain: the matter of the mind Gerald M. Edelman\u003cbr\u003e 27. The relation between quantum mechanics and higher brain functions: lessons from quantum computation and neurobiology Christof Koch and Klaus Hepp\u003cbr\u003e 28. Free will and the causal closure of physics Robert C. Bishop\u003cbr\u003e 29. Natural laws and the closure of physics Nancy L. Cartwright\u003cbr\u003e 30. Anti-Cartesianism and downward causation: reshaping the free-will debate Nancey Murphy\u003cbr\u003e 31. Can we understand free will? Charles H. Townes\u003cbr\u003e Part VI. Reflections on the Big Questions: Mind, Matter. Mathematics, and Ultimate Reality: 32. The big picture: exploring questions on the boundaries of science – mind, matter, mathematics George F. R. Ellis\u003cbr\u003e 33. The mathematical universe Max Tegmark\u003cbr\u003e 34. Where do the laws of physics come from? Paul C. W. Davies\u003cbr\u003e 35. Science, energy, ethics, and civilization Vaclav Smil\u003cbr\u003e 36. Life of science, life of faith William T. Newsome\u003cbr\u003e 37. The science of light and the light of science: an appreciative theological reflection on the life and work of Charles Hard Townes Robert J. Russell\u003cbr\u003e 38. Two quibbles about 'ultimate' Gerald Gabrielse\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: History of science [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on History of science\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22History%20of%20science%20%5BPDX%5D%22\"\u003ePDX\u003c\/a\u003e], Philosophy of science [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Philosophy of science\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Philosophy%20of%20science%20%5BPDA%5D%22\"\u003ePDA\u003c\/a\u003e], Theology [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Theology\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Theology%20%5BHRLB%5D%22\"\u003eHRLB\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46265333547288,"sku":"9780521882392","price":65.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521882392i.jpg?v=1692021781","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/visions-of-discovery-new-light-on-physics-cosmology-and-consciousness-hardback-9780521882392","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}