In Sеаrch of Lost Timе
Publisher: Tаylor & Frаncis
Number of Pages: 248
Published: 1997-01-01
List price: $30.95
A reflection of Derek York’s obsession with time and its measurement, this book discusses the mind-bending universe of the special and general theories of relativity, the ghostly world of quantum mechanics, and the unpredictable haunts of chaos. It explores the pyramids of Egypt, Stonehenge, and the South China plain; the universities of Cambridge, McGill, and Chicago; the Patent Office in Berne; and back to the Ethiopian desert on the banks of the Awash River. It also presents the father of master-spy Kim Philby in the Empty Quarter of Arabia, the fantasist Velikovsky in the clouds, and...