Warped Passages: Unraveling the Mysteries of the Universe's Hidden Dimensions
by Lisa Randall
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Author: Lisa RandallEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2006-09-19
ISBN: 0060531096
Number of pages: 499
Publisher: Harper Perennial
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Book Review: "Warped Passages": A necessary and rewarding passage for science aficionados
Summary: 5 Stars
I recently read "Warped Passages" and wanted to take this opportunity to thank and congratulate the author for it. The "dance" between experimentalist and theorist is as elegant as any you will see on "Dancing with the Stars". The highly communicative and refreshing style of this book immensely helped my understanding of the still evolving, state-of-the-art issues addressed. As a particular side note, I must say I also enjoyed the symmetry of a rock musician on a shared airplane flight spontaneously asking the author for an explanation of a 10- versus 11-dimension universe and her use of rock lyrics to introduce the theme of each chapter.
Clearly, there is an appetite among the wider public for highly readable, science books like "Warped Passages". I also believe such books serve a vital need in the US to stimulate and excite young people about pursuing careers in math, science and engineering. As a society, we have not done enough in this area. We have made up for this deficiency by importing the best and brightest students from around the world. In turn, such graduates have often remained here to contribute to the scientific and engineering strength of our country and its economy. However, the scientific and economic climates around the world have improved to the point where we can no longer depend so much on benefiting from this "brain drain". Domestic availability of books such as "Warped Passages" and others is necessary to the future well being of our country.
In fact, the author inserted several clearly indicated, sidebar summary descriptions of a range of physics topics which relate to and impinge upon the main thrust of her book. I found these helpful to my broader understanding of her main points and the context in which she makes them. For those who wish to explore in more depth these related issues, I also recommend "The Whole Shebang, A State of the Universe(s)Report" by Timonthy Ferris, "Deep Down Things, The Breathtaking Beauty of Particle Physics" by Bruce Schumm, "The Quantum World, Quantum Physics for Everyone" by Kenneth Ford, "Quantum Reality" by Nick Herbert, and "Relativity" by Albert Einstein (Nothing like getting it straight from the horse's mouth!). Each offers very clear descriptions and explanations of the topic at hand, with a minimum of jargon and mathematics.
Lastly, I want to encourage the author to write a "sequel" to "Warped Passages", probably in no more than five years. By that time, substantive first results from the new Large Hadron Collider (LHC) will be available and theories will have been further confirmed, pruned, refined and created to continue the "dance".
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Summary of Warped Passages: Unraveling the Mysteries of the Universe's Hidden Dimensions
The universe has many secrets. It may hide additional dimensions of space other than the familier three we recognize. There might even be another universe adjacent to ours, invisible and unattainable . . . for now.
Warped Passages is a brilliantly readable and altogether exhilarating journey that tracks the arc of discovery from early twentieth-century physics to the razor's edge of modern scientific theory. One of the world's leading theoretical physicists, Lisa Randall provides astonishing scientific possibilities that, until recently, were restricted to the realm of science fiction. Unraveling the twisted threads of the most current debates on relativity, quantum mechanics, and gravity, she explores some of the most fundamental questions posed by Nature—taking us into the warped, hidden dimensions underpinning the universe we live in, demystifying the science of the myriad worlds that may exist just beyond our own.
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