Publisher | Harvard University Press |
ISBN 13 | 9780674011205 |
ISBN 10 | 674011201 |
Book Description | Each of these essays, which span 15 years, struggles in one way or another with the necessity of facing up to the discovery that the laws of nature are impersonal, with no hint of a special status for human beings. |
About the Author | Steven Weinberg won the Nobel Prize in Physics for his theory unifying two forces of nature, laying the foundation for the Standard Model of subatomic physics. His other awards included the National Medal of Science and eighteen honorary degrees. Among Weinberg's books are the classic The First Three Minutes and To Explain the World. He was a frequent contributor to the New York Review of Books and taught at the University of Texas. |
Language | English |
Author | Steven Weinberg |
Publication Date | 2003-04-30 |
Number of Pages | 306 pages |
Facing Up: Science and Its Cultural Adversaries