The World Treasury of Physics, Astronomy and Mathematics Timothy Ferris Editor
An astonishing cast of more than ninety renowned writers provides thoughtful and lucid reflections on some of the major scientific topics of our time-from black holes and galaxies to artificial intelligence and chaos theory. Featuring essays, articles, and poems penned by notables in the worlds of both science and literature, this exceptional book will delight the science enthusiast and the inquisitive general reader alike.Within this one volume youll find the work of many of the extremely important brains of the 20th century. Sure, some material will be considered dated; but you need to know where we started in order to appreciate where knowledge and new thinking is taking us. Its a big thick book. It will be at the top of your bedside reading stack for some time. If you were in college in the late fifties and did graduate work in the sixties, youll be familiar with many of the authors and their work.