Beyond Einstein  (English, Paperback, Kaku Michio)

Published in the year 1995, Beyond Einstein: The Cosmic Quest For The Theory Of The Universe is a book that throws light on the emergence of the superstring theory, explaining basic concepts.

Summary Of The Book

Beyond Einstein: The Cosmic Quest For The Theory Of The Universe is a book that deals with subjects such as the weak force, electromagnetism, and gravity, with respect to the superstring theory. In this book, the authors explore the basics of this theory.

This book has been divided into three parts, which are A Theory Of The Universe, Beyond The Fourth Dimension, and Supersymmetry And Superstrings, containing 14 chapters in total. The chapters include Superstrings: A Theory Of Everything?, The Riddle Of Infinites, The Top Quark, The Quantum Puzzle, Symmetry: The Missing Link, The Birth Of The Superstring Theory, Journey To The Other Dimension, Cosmic Strings, Before The Big Bang, Beyond Einstein, and Back To The Future.

Through the course of Beyond Einstein: The Cosmic Quest For The Theory Of The Universe, the authors begin to deal with the history of theoretical physics, pointing out the difficulty to agree upon a unified field theory. He also adds that the superstring theory might prove to be the only theory that can bring together general relativity, and quantum mechanics, so as to form a combinational theory. This book is a must-have for those who have a desire to dig deeper into the world of physics. It also avoids the usage of unnecessary complex mathematical expressions.

About The Authors

Michio Kaku is a renowned author, and theoretical physicist from New York.

Apart from this book, Kaku has published a number of other physics books, and they include Strings, Conformal Fields, And M-Theory, Nuclear Power: Both Sides, Physics Of The Future: The Inventions That Will Transform Our Lives, and Parallel Worlds: The Science Of Alternative Universes And Our Future In The Cosmos.

Kaku was born on the 24th of January 1947, and hails from San Jose, California. He studied at Cubberley High School, Palo Alto. He pursued and completed his A.B. degree from Harvard University, after receiving a Hertz Engineering Scholarship. Kaku also holds a Doctoral degree from the University of California, Berkeley. Till date, he has written over 70 write-ups for journals such as Physical Review, throwing light on subjects such as supergravity, supersymmetry, hadronic physics, and superstring theory. Kaku has also played host for a number of TV documentaries by the Discovery Channel, History Channel, and BBC. He currently works at the City College, New York, holding the position of the Henry Semat Chair.

Jennifer Trainer Thompson is a well-known author of several cookbooks.

Apart from this book, Thompson has written Very Blueberry, Very Cranberry, Nuclear Power: Both Sides, and Very Maple Syrup.

Through the course of her 20-year long career as a journalist, Thompson has written a  number of articles for several renowned publications such as Travel & Leisure, The New York Times, Harvard Magazine, and Discover. She has also been on several talk shows, such as Good Morning America, CNN, and Live With Regis. The Associated Press has also labelled Thompson as the “Queen Of Hot”, due to her spicy recipes in several magazines.