| Description |
xxxii, 669 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Astronomy : the mystery of dark matter -- Cosmology : the creation of the universe -- Theoretical cosmology and particle physics : the cosmological constant problem -- Gravity : the construction of a consistent quantum theory of gravity -- Particle physics : the mechanism that makes fundamental mass -- Particle physics and astrophysics : the solar neutrino problem -- Astrophysics : the source of gamma-ray bursts -- Theoretical high-energy physics : the unification of the basic forces -- Solid state physics : the mechanism behind high-temperature superconductors -- Biology : how the basic processes of life are carried out by DNA and proteins -- Biology : protein folding -- Paleontology : how present-day microbiological information can be used to reconstruct "the ancient tree of life" -- Free will -- Consciousness -- The dynamics of the inner Earth -- Earthquake predicting -- How microscopic atomic forces produce various macroscopic behaviors -- The fabrication and manipulation of carbon-based structures (fullerenes) -- Free energy -- Nuclear fusion and waste. |
| Subject |
Science -- Miscellanea.
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Science -- Miscellanea. |
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Research.
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Research. |
| Genre/Form |
Trivia and miscellanea.
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Trivia and miscellanea.
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| Added Title |
World's twenty greatest unsolved problems |
| ISBN |
0131426435 |
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