02858cam a2200325 4500 545328090 TxAuBib 20211104120000.0 ||||||s2017||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9781524751937 1524751936 de69b7ef-e24e-489e-bdf0-48546163134b OverDrive (Reserve ID) 2911129 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib du Sautoy, Marcus. The Great Unknown [Libby] : Seven Journeys to the Frontiers of Science. Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group, 2017. Format: OverDrive OverDrive MP3 Audiobook, Filesize: 404MB. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Listen, Filesize: 404MB. History. Mathematics. Science. Nonfiction. HTML:<b>“An engaging voyage into some of the great mysteries and wonders of our world."&#160;—Alan Lightman, author of&#160;<i>Einstein’s Dream</i>&#160;and&#160;<i>The Accidental Universe</i><br /> &#160;<br /> “No one is better at making the recondite accessible and exciting.” —Bill Bryson<br /> <br /> Brain Pickings and <i>Kirkus</i> Best Science Book of the Year<br /> <i><br /></i></b>Every week seems to throw up a new discovery, shaking the foundations of what we know. But are there questions we will never be able to answer—mysteries that lie beyond the predictive powers of science? In this captivating exploration of our most tantalizing unknowns, Marcus du Sautoy invites us to consider the problems in cosmology, quantum physics, mathematics, and neuroscience that continue to bedevil scientists and creative thinkers who are at the forefront of their fields.<br /> <br /> At once exhilarating, mind-bending, and compulsively readable, <i>The Great Unknown</i> challenges us to consider big questions—about the nature of consciousness, what came before the big bang, and what lies beyond our horizons—while taking us on a virtuoso tour of the great breakthroughs of the past and celebrating the men and women who dared to tackle the seemingly impossible and had the imagination to come up with new ways of seeing the world. Media Type: Audiobook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2022-01-03 20:00:02. https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-425/1191-1/2911129-TheGreatUnknown.mp3 Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=de69b7ef-e24e-489e-bdf0-48546163134b&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-425/1191-1/2911129-TheGreatUnknown.mp3 Excerpt (OverDrive Listen) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=de69b7ef-e24e-489e-bdf0-48546163134b&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Listen)