“charles seife”

The author of "Zero" looks at the messy history of the struggle to harness fusion energy, in this work that details the misplaced hopes, controversy, and even comedy of the research teams who have tried to bottle the sun with lasers, magnets, and sound waves. 8-page b&w photo insert.The author of "Z... More

From the award-winning author of "Zero" come "dispatches from science's front lines . . . spiced with fresh discoveries and disputes" ("Los Angeles Times").Today we are on the verge of discoveries that should soon reveal the deepest secrets of the universe. In "Alpha & Omega," Charles Seife takes us... More

Lucid and exhilarating, this volume probes the mind-boggling advances in science that are bringing mankind to the brink of a new understanding of the universe, the mysteries of physics, and the nature of space and time.The author of "Zero" explains the scientific revolution that is transforming the ... More

The science of cosmology is on the brink of a final revolution. Astronomers and physicists are beginning to answer the ultimate questions that have plagued mankind for millennia: how was the universe born? And how will it end? Already scientists have glimpsed the cradle of the universe, now they're ... More

Profound joy and great anguish link the lives of two families across three generations. The Whitneys and the McKelveys are passionately divided by Kiernan Whitney's hatred of his rival, sugar baron Edward McKelvey. Kiernan's daughter, Joss, needs a lifetime to make sense of the unspoken secret that ... More