部分科学侦探故事,部分元物理的狂欢,The Trouble with Gravity是一个启示:第一次深入,可接近的研究这种无处不在,难以捉摸的力量。潘尼克指出,重力和我们对它的理解不仅塑造了我们居住的世界,也塑造了我们的身体、思想和文化。它的影响随处可见,从古代寓言到现代家具,从但丁的《地狱》到月桂树和哈代的屁股,从两足行走到黑洞。当我们接近关于引力的真相时,我们也应该准备好以q所未有的方式了解我们的宇宙和我们自己。
"A thoughtful meditation on the mythic, cultural, philosophical and, yes, scientific implications of what happens when a wet potato or a crystal vase slips from your hand."—Billy Collins
A mind-bending exploration of gravity, the universe's greatest mystery.
What is gravity? Nobody knows—and just about nobody knows that nobody knows. How something so pervasive can also be so mysterious, and how that mystery can be so wholly unrecognized outside the field of physics, is one of the greatest conundrums in modern science. But as award-winning author Richard Panek shows in this groundbreaking book, gravity is a cold case that we are closer to cracking than ever—and whose very investigation has yielded untold truths about the cosmos and humanity itself.
Part scientific detective story, part metaphysical romp, The Trouble with Gravity is a revelation: the first in-depth, accessible study of this ubiquitous, elusive force. Gravity and our efforts to understand it, Panek reveals, have shaped not only the world we inhabit, but also our bodies, minds, and culture. Its influence can be seen in everything from ancient fables to modern furniture, Dante’s Inferno to the pratfalls of Laurel and Hardy, bipedalism to black holes. As we approach the truth about gravity, we should also be prepared to know both our universe and ourselves as never before.
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