Fire in the Mind
Science, Faith, and the Search for Order
$32.17
- Paperback
400 pages
- Release Date
1 October 1996
Summary
Are there really laws governing the universe? Or is the order we see a mere artifact of the way evolution wired the brain? And is what we call science only a set of myths in which quarks, DNA, and information fill the role once occupied by gods?
These questions lie at the heart of George Johnson’s audacious exploration of the border between science and religion, cosmic accident and timeless law. Northern New Mexico is home both to the most provocative new enterprises in quantum physic…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780679740216 |
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| ISBN-10: | 067974021X |
| Author: | George Johnson |
| Publisher: | Random House USA Inc |
| Imprint: | Vintage Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 400 |
| Release Date: | 1 October 1996 |
| Weight: | 408g |
| Dimensions: | 202mm x 133mm x 26mm |
| Series: | Vintage |
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About The Author
George Johnson
George Johnson writes regularly about science for the New York Times. He has also written for National Geographic, Slate, Discover, Scientific American, Wired, and the Atlantic, and his work has been included in The Best American Science Writing. A former Alicia Patterson fellow, he has received awards from PEN and the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and his books were twice finalists for the Royal Society’s book prize. He lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
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