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No scientific quest is as exciting and
elusive as the search to understand the Universe. Falk’s
book places this search in its historical context, tracing
the quest from its roots in ancient Greece to the twenty-first
century, through the breakthroughs of Newton, Maxwell, and
Einstein, up to the excitement of “string theory” and
today’s efforts to merge quantum theory with general
relativity. With as much emphasis on history as on science,
Falk’s enlightening and entertaining book is aimed
very much for the general reader. The search for a Unified
Theory is full of quirky personalities, interesting tales,
and moments of brilliance—high science and high drama.
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