{"product_id":"9781439148884","title":"Perfect Symmetry : The Search for the Beginning of Time","description":"\u003cstrong\u003ePerfect Symmetry\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Heinz R. Pagels\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePopular science at its best, this acclaimed classic work describes in stunning detail how cutting-edge discoveries in quantum physics and cosmology are helping to explain the origin and evolution of the universe, of space and time. \u003ci\u003ePerfect Symmetry\u003c\/i\u003e is an optimistic report about the ongoing synthesis of these two disciplines into a concerted effort to uncover the fundamental laws that not only describe how the stuff that makes up the universe -- matter and energy -- came into existence but also govern the behavior of the smallest and largest things, from subatomic particles to stars, galaxies, and the universe itself. Written by that rarest of scientists -- one who is esteemed by his peers yet capable of making the most complex ideas comprehensible to laymen -- \u003ci\u003ePerfect Symmetry\u003c\/i\u003e is an enthralling intellectual adventure, science that reads like art.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\"Splendid.\" -- \u003ci\u003eThe New York Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Eloquent.... Pagels has shown a flair for graceful exposition....He is also a wry philosopher.\" -- \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781439148884\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40590183727310,"sku":"9781439148884","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/O_7bb5905a-4d89-4ff5-a5b8-78283d49290c.jpg?v=1646343641","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781439148884","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}