{"product_id":"fear-of-a-black-universe-an-outsiders-guide-to-the-future-of-physics-9781541604223","title":"Fear of a Black Universe: An Outsider's Guide to the Future of Physics","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn this \"captivating\" (\u003ci\u003eSky + Telescope\u003c\/i\u003e) book, a top cosmologist argues that physics must embrace the excluded and listen to the unheard \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e When asked by legendary theoretical physicist Christopher Isham why he had attended graduate school, cosmologist Stephon Alexander answered: \"To become a better physicist.\" As a young student, he could hardly have anticipated Isham's response: \"Then stop reading those physics books.\" Instead, Isham said, Alexander should start listening to his dreams. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This is only the first of the many lessons in Fear of a Black Universe. As Alexander explains, greatness in physics requires transgression, a willingness to reject conventional expectations. He shows why progress happens when some physicists come to think outside the mainstream, and why, as in great jazz, great physics requires a willingness to make things up as one goes along. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Compelling and necessary, Fear of a Black Universe offers us remarkable insight into the art of physics and empowers us all to think big.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/correctionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-9873788\"\u003eStephon Alexander\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Basic Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/05\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.54lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.28h x 5.53w x 0.71d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781541604223\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1541604229\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/correctionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-SCI\"\u003eScience\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/correctionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-SCI012000\"\u003eChaotic Behavior in Systems\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/correctionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-SCI\"\u003eScience\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/correctionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-SCI015000\"\u003eSpace Science | Cosmology\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/correctionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-SCI\"\u003eScience\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/correctionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-SCI061000\"\u003ePhysics | Relativity\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eStephon Alexander \u003c\/b\u003eis a professor of theoretical physics at Brown University and an established jazz musician. He was the scientific consultant to Ava DuVernay for the feature film \u003ci\u003eA Wrinkle in Time\u003c\/i\u003e. His work has been featured by the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, and many other outlets.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Basic Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45876858257583,"sku":"9781541604223","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0651\/9255\/8767\/files\/img_b2b4af36-c407-4268-bbbe-f3a947ebf9f2.jpg?v=1757700317","url":"https:\/\/www.correctionsbookstore.com\/es\/products\/fear-of-a-black-universe-an-outsiders-guide-to-the-future-of-physics-9781541604223","provider":"Corrections Bookstore ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}