{"product_id":"a-different-universe-robert-b-laughlin-9780465038299","title":"A Different Universe: Reinventing Physics From the Bottom Down","description":"\u003cb\u003eA Nobel-winning physicist argues that fundamental physical laws are found not in the world of atoms, but in the macroscopic world around us\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In this age of superstring theories and Big Bang cosmology, we're used to thinking of the unknown as impossibly distant from our everyday lives. But in \u003ci\u003eA Different Universe\u003c\/i\u003e, Nobel Laureate Robert Laughlin argues that the scientific frontier is right under our fingers. Instead of looking for ultimate theories, Laughlin considers the world of emergent properties-meaning the properties, such as the hardness and shape of a crystal, that result from the organization of large numbers of atoms. Laughlin shows us how the most fundamental laws of physics are in fact emergent. \u003ci\u003eA Different Universe\u003c\/i\u003e is a truly mind-bending book that shows us why everything we think about fundamental physical laws needs to change.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Robert B. Laughlin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0465038298\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780465038299\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Basic Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/28\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.62lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.98h x 5.32w x 0.73d","brand":"Robert B. Laughlin","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43993963495679,"sku":"9780465038299","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_314f7c91-d6c3-493c-9e6a-c5809c01fb45.jpg?v=1683327318","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-different-universe-robert-b-laughlin-9780465038299","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}