Dear Friends:
Here's an event of interest at Kepler's Bookstore at 1010 El Camino
Real in Menlo Park tonight.
Ken L.
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Lee Smolin
The Trouble with Physics
Wednesday September 27, 2006 7:30 p.m.
In this groundbreaking book, the renowned theoretical physicist Lee
Smolin argues that physics—the basis for all other science—has lost
its way. The problem is string theory, an ambitious attempt to
formulate "a theory of everything" that explains all the forces and
particles of nature and how the universe came to be. With its exotic
new particles and parallel universes, string theory has captured the
public"s imagination and seduced many physicists. But as Smolin
reveals, there’s a deep flaw in the theory: no part of it has been
proven, and no one knows how to prove it. As a scientific theory, it
has been a colossal failure. And because it has soaked up the lion's
share of funding, attracted some of the best minds, and penalized
young physicists for pursuing other avenues, it is dragging the rest
of physics down with it.
With clarity, passion, and authority, Smolin charts the rise and fall
of string theory and takes a fascinating look at what will replace
it. A group of young theorists has begun to develop exciting new
ideas that are, unlike string theory, testable. Smolin tells us who
and what to watch for in the coming years and how we can find the
next Einstein. This is a wake-up call, and Lee Smolin—a former string
theorist himself— is the perfect person to deliver it.--
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Received on Wed Sep 27 09:23:44 2006