Dreams of a final theory / (Record no. 131653)

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fixed length control field 920610s1992 nyu b 000 0 eng
010 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER
LC control number 92050466
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System control number (Sirsi) i9780679419235
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System control number (Sirsi) i9780679419235
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Original cataloging agency DLC
Transcribing agency STF
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International Standard Book Number 0679419233
020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9780679419235
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System control number (OCoLC)123250968
050 00 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER
Classification number QC 21.2
Item number .W428 1993
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Holding library VF$A
100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Weinberg, Steven,
Dates associated with a name 1933-2021.
245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT
Title Dreams of a final theory /
Statement of responsibility, etc. Steven Weinberg.
250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT
Edition statement 1st ed.
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC.
Place of publication, distribution, etc. New York :
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. Pantheon Books,
Date of publication, distribution, etc. c1992.
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent xi, 334 p. ;
Dimensions 21 cm.
500 ## - GENERAL NOTE
General note "January 1993"--Cover.
504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE
Bibliography, etc. note Includes bibliographical references (p. 291-329).
520 1# - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc. "From one of the world's most distinguished scientists, here is the story of a great intellectual adventure of our time: the search for nature's final laws." "The success of physics in this century has been stunning, transforming our views of space and time, of reality and knowing, changing the very language we use to describe nature. At the close of the century we stand in possession of a new view of the universe, one in which the old centrality of matter is gone, and nature's symmetries lie at the core of our understanding. The driving force behind these revolutions in thought has been the search for the ultimate laws of nature - for the final answer to our questions about why nature is the way it is." "In Dreams of a Final Theory, Steven Weinberg imagines the shape of a final theory, and the effect its discovery will have on the human spirit. Along the way he gives a spirited defense of reductionism - the impulse to trace the explanations of natural phenomena to deeper and deeper levels - and examines the curious relevance of beauty in scientific theories. He gives us a compelling personal account of the search for the laws of nature as a part of the intellectual history of our times, and shares with us the glimpses that scientists have had from time to time that there is something behind the blackboard - a deeper truth foreshadowing a final theory."--BOOK JACKET.
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Physics.
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Relativity (Physics)
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Quantum theory.
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    Library of Congress Classification     Storms Research Center Storms Research Center Main Collection 10/28/2025   QC 21.2 .W428 1993 98644225 10/28/2025 10/28/2025 Book