In Search of Time The History, Physics, and Philosophy of Time

Name: In Search of Time The History, Physics, and Philosophy of Time
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ISBN: 9780312603519

ISBN-10: 0312603517

ISBN-13: 9780312603519

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Authors: Dan Falk

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Time surrounds us. It defines our experience of the world; it echoes through our every waking hour. Time is the very foundation of conscious experience. Yet as familiar as it is, time is also deeply mysterious. We cannot see, hear, smell, taste, or touch it. Yet we dofeelitor at least wethinkwe feel it. No wonder poets, writers, philosophers, and scientists have grappled with time for centuries. In his latest book, award-winning science writer Dan Falk chronicles the story of how humans have come to understand time over the millennia, and by drawing from the latest research in physics, psychology, and other fields, Falk shows how that understanding continues to evolve.In Search of…

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List price: $25.99
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Publication date: 1/5/2010
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 352
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.682
Language: English

Dan Falknbsp; is an award-winning science writer and broadcaster who has received the prestigious Science in Society Journalism Award from the National Association of Science Writers and the Science Writing Award in Physics and Astronomy from the American Institute of Physics for his documentary work. nbsp;He is also the author of In Search of Time: The History, Physics, and Philosophy of Time . He lives in Toronto, Canada.



Preface


Introduction



Heavenly Clockwork: Time's natural cycles



Years, Months, Days: The quest for the perfect calendar



Hours. Minutes, Seconds: Dissecting the day



In Time's Grasp: Time and culture



The Persistence of Memory: A bridge across time



Isaac's Time: Newton, Leibniz, and the arrow of time



Albert's Time: Spacetime, relativity, and quantum theory



Back to the Future: The science of time travel



In The Beginning: The search for the dawn of time



Beyond The Big Bang: The frontiers of physics and the origin of time's arrow



All Things Must Pass: The ultimate fate of life, the universe, and everything



Illusion And Reality: Physics, philosophy, and the landscape of time


Notes


Bibliography


Index