The Road to Reality A Complete Guide to the Laws of the Universe

<p><b>Nobel Prize-winner Roger Penrose, one of the most accomplished scientists of our time, presents the only comprehensive—and comprehensible—account of the physics of the universe. </b><br><br>A "guide to physics’ big picture, and to the thoughts of one of the world’s most original thinkers.”—<i>The New York Times</i><br><br>From the very first attempts by the Greeks to grapple with the complexities of our known world to the latest application of infinity in physics, <i>The Road to Reality</i> carefully explores the movement of the smallest atomic particles and reaches into the vastness of intergalactic space. <br><br>Here, Penrose examines the mathematical foundations of the physical universe, exposing the underlying beauty of physics and giving us one the most important works in modern science writing.</p>