Dreams of a Final Theory

By Steven Weinberg,

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The Nobel Prize-winning physicist and bestselling author of The First Three Minutes describes the grand quest for a unifying theory of nature--one that can explain forces as different as the cohesion inside the atom and the gravitational tug between the sun and Earth. Wirting with dazzling elegance and clarity, he…

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1 author picked Dreams of a Final Theory as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

This beautiful little book explores the loftiest goal of all of physics, the search for a complete theory of the fundamental workings of nature. Weinberg was not only a Nobel Prize winning physicist, but an incredible, lyrical writer.

Written at the start of the 1990s, the book still remains relevant today, as physicists are still struggling towards a more complete description of the universe.

From Harry's list on the universe and our cosmic origins.

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