Riffing on Strings: Creative Writing Inspired by String TheoryRiffing on Strings is a unique collection of creative writing that explores the cosmic and cultural resonances of string theory. The book includes thought-provoking essays, short stories, poems, and a play from over 40 acclaimed authors, including Nobel Laureate Sheldon Glashow, Michio Kaku, Peter Woit, Adam Roberts, Colette Inez, Brenda Hillman, Joseph Radke, Bruce Holland Rogers, and Carole Bugge. "Sean Miller and Shveta Verma have put together an exhilaratingly eclectic anthology of creative and expository writing about one of the most exciting (even if controversial) intellectual fields of our time: string theory. Just Miller's erudite introduction by itself is worth the price of this sparkling collection." - S. Abbas Raza, Managing Editor of 3 Quarks Daily "Putting together a theory of everything requires a lot of creativity, and more than a little audacity - qualities which are also abundant in this collection of stories and poems inspired by string theory. Riffing on Strings is guaranteed to stimulate both hemispheres of your brain." - Sean Carroll, Theoretical Physicist, California Institute of Technology & Creator of Cosmic Variance |
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Nutzerbericht - fpagan - LibraryThingFive essays (counting the introduction), 10 short stories, 25 poems, and one two-act play. Humanists might find this book more enjoyable than Musser's, but they could learn more science from the latter. Vollständige Rezension lesen
Inhalt
II | 3 |
III | 11 |
IV | 15 |
V | 27 |
VI | 29 |
VII | 31 |
VIII | 47 |
IX | 65 |
XXV | 155 |
XXVI | 156 |
XXVII | 158 |
XXVIII | 160 |
XXIX | 161 |
XXX | 162 |
XXXI | 164 |
XXXII | 166 |
X | 69 |
XI | 71 |
XII | 93 |
XIII | 111 |
XIV | 115 |
XV | 127 |
XVI | 139 |
XVII | 141 |
XVIII | 145 |
XIX | 146 |
XX | 147 |
XXI | 148 |
XXII | 151 |
XXIII | 152 |
XXIV | 154 |
XXXIV | 168 |
XXXV | 171 |
XXXVI | 172 |
XXXVII | 174 |
XXXVIII | 176 |
XXXIX | 177 |
XL | 178 |
XLI | 180 |
XLII | 182 |
XLIII | 183 |
XLIV | 185 |
| 255 | |
XLVI | 257 |
Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
Arachne Arachne’s Arthur asked Athene Athene’s atom Aunt Shirley beautiful Big Bang bosonic string theory bosons branes Brian Greene called cosmology cosmos culture Delphi dimensional Dome duality Einstein electron Elegant Universe Elinor energy equations Eula extra dimensions eyes feel fermions fiction fingers force galaxies GEORGE God’s gravity hand Hermes human imagine inside JUNE knit Lee Smolin light Lisa Randall lives look loop M-theory marguille MARIE mathematical matter mean membranes Michio Kaku mind mother never NEWTON p-branes particle Pause Peter Woit physicists Planck poem poetry quantum theory quarks RORY S-Bomb science porn scientific imaginary scientists smile space space-time spider spin Standard Model stars stories string theory imaginary subatomic superstring theory supersymmetry Susskind tell theoretical physics theorists theory of everything There’s things thought tiny TwenWen understand vibrating walked wave weaving What’s Witten writing you’re
Bibliografische Informationen
| Titel | Riffing on Strings: Creative Writing Inspired by String Theory |
| Herausgeber | Sean Miller, Shveta Verma |
| Ausgabe | illustriert |
| Verlag | Scriblerus Press, 2008 |
| ISBN | 0980211409, 9780980211405 |
| Länge | 265 Seiten |
| Zitat exportieren | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |