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<p><P>The author of Einstein's Dreams now presents a collection of essays, written over the past 20 years, that displays his genius for bringing literary and scientific concerns into ringing harmony. Sometimes provocative, sometimes fanciful, always elegantly conceived and written, these meditations offer readers a fascinating look into the creative compulsions shared by the scientist and the artist. Reading tour.</p><h3>Publishers Weekly</h3><p>Physicist and novelist (Good Benito) Lightman brings his characteristic sense of wonder and awe to these concise discussions of the origins of the universe. Previously published in two collections of the 1980s (Time Travel and Papa Joe's Pipe and A Modern Day Yankee in a Connecticut Court), these 21 graceful essays combine examinations of how birds fly, theoretical underpinnings of time travel and the gravitational forces impinging on a ballerina, as well as snippets of scientific history-a profile of atomic physicist Niels Bohr, imaginary encounters with Isaac Newton and Thomas Edison-and autobiographical glimpses of Lightman's own scientific career. Several selections are parables or fables, for instance, his whimsical adventures in Ironl

Who reads Dance for Two : Selected Essays?

Author

Alan P. Lightman

Publisher

Pantheon Books

Published

1996

Language

EN

ISBN

9780679758778

Category

science

Subjects

Fiction, Physics, Chemistry

Rating

3.8 / 5 (220 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14