Author

Publication

1993 - BasicBooks, New York, New York (State)

Language

English

Word Count

68,750 words, Guess

Page Count

275 pages

Identifiers

and 2 more
  • LibraryThing358152
  • Goodreads3276556

Classifications

  • DDC539.7/2
  • LCCQC794.6.G7 L55 1993

Description

In *The End of Physics*, Lindley challenged the assumption that string theorists might achieve a unified theory. He contended that particle physics was in danger of becoming a branch of aesthetics, since these theories could be validated only by subjective criteria, such as elegance and beauty, rather than through experimentation. [John Horgan, *The End of Science*, 1996, p. 70; cf. Wikipedia]

Description

History of the attempts to find a "theory of everything" that also argues that such a theory will never be found.

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