From acclaimed science author Jim Baggot, a pointed critique of modern
theoretical physics.
In this stunning new volume, Jim Baggott argues that there is no
observational or experimental evidence for many of the ideas of modern
theoretical physics: Super-symmetric particles, super strings, the
multiverse, the holographic principle, or the anthropic cosmological
principle. These theories are not only untrue; they are not even
science. They are fairy-tale physics: Fantastical, bizarre and often
outrageous, perhaps even confidence-trickery. This book provides a
much-needed antidote. Informed, comprehensive, and balanced, it offers
lay readers the latest ideas about the nature of physical reality while
clearly distinguishing between fact and fantasy. With its engaging
portraits of many central figures of modern physics, including Paul
Davies, John Barrow, Brian Greene, Stephen Hawking, and Leonard
Susskind, it promises to be essential reading for all readers interested
in what we know and don't know about the nature of the universe and
reality itself.
The accompanying reference guide is included as a PDF on this disc.
