God and the New Physics - by Paul Davies (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>How did the universe begin and how will it end?<br> What is matter?<br> What is mind, and can it survive death?<br> What are time and space, and how do they relate to ideas about God?<br> Is the order of the universe the result of accident or design? <br> The most profound and age-old questions of existence -- for centuries the focus of religion and philosophy -- may soon be answered through the extraordinary advances of a field of science known as the new physics. In this illuminating work, Paul Davies, author of the acclaimed <i>Other Worlds</i> and <i>The Edge of Infinity, </i> writes that the discoveries of 20th-century physics -- relativity and the quantum theory -- are now pointing the way to a new appreciation of man and his place in the universe. They could, in fact, bring within our grasp a unified description of all creation. Demanding a radical reformulation of the most fundamental aspects of reality and a way of thinking that is in closer accord with mysticism than materialism, the new physics, says Davies, offers a surer path to God than religion. <br> Described by <i>The Washington Post</i> as impressive, <i>God and the New Physics</i> is a fascinating look at the impact of science on what were formerly religious issues. Elegantly written, a book for both scholars and lay readers of science, it is, according to the <i>Christian Science Monitor, </i> a provocative...rewarding intellectual rom<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>Mr. Davies knows the arcana of physics the way a plumber knows wrenches, and he can make sense out of quite daunting ideas.... One of the most adept science writers on either side of the Atlantic. -- Timothy Ferris, T<i>he New York Times Book Review</i><br><br>The concepts are breathtaking...the general thrust of modern physics is amazingly well described. -- <i>The New York Times Book Review</i><br>
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