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About Time: From Sun Dials to Quantum Clocks, How the Cosmos Shapes our Lives - And We Shape the Cosmos

About Time: From Sun Dials to Quantum Clocks, How the Cosmos Shapes our Lives - And We Shape the Cosmos

by Adam Frank (Author)

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Synopsis

From a Palaeolithic farmer living by the sun and stone plinths to the factory worker logging into an industrial punch clock to the modern manager enslaved to Outlook's 15-minute increments, our relationship with time has constantly evolved alongside our scientific understanding of the universe. And the latest advances in physics - string-theory branes, multiverses, "clockless" physics - are positioned to completely rewrite time in the coming years. Weaving cosmology with day-to-day chronicles and a lively wit, astrophysicist Adam Frank tells the dazzling story of humanity's invention of time and how we will experience it in the future.

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 432
 Publisher: Oneworld Publications
Published: 15 Mar 2012
ISBN 10: 1851689095
ISBN 13: 9781851689095
Book Overview: From Stonehenge to beyond the Big Bang, an exhilarating scientific exploration of how we make time

Media Reviews
Beyond exploring mind-bending theories... Frank's book is a fascinating and comprehensive survey of how technology - from farming to railways to telegraphy to the internet - has changed our everyday concept of time... Compelling. Marcus Chown * New Scientist *
A phenomenal blend of science and cultural history. Starred review. * Kirkus Reviews *
This will fascinate anyone curious about the nexus of astronomy and history and, of course, time. Recommended. * Library Journal *
Eloquent. * Nature *
Author Bio
Adam Frank is Assistant Professor of Astrophysics at the University of Rochester in New York. The recipient of a prestigious Hubble Fellowship, he writes frequently for Discover, Astronomy, and Scientific American magazines. He is also a co-founder of NPR's topranking science and culture blog, 13.7 (npr.org/13.7).