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The Road to Reality

Roger Penrose

  • 1105 pages · about 18 hours
  • First published 2004
  • 18 editions
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1 About this book

The Road to Reality: A Complete Guide to the Laws of the Universe is an introduction to modern mathematical physics by the British mathematical physicist Roger Penrose, published in 2004. It covers the basics of the Standard Model of particle physics, discussing general relativity and quantum mechanics, and discusses the possible unification of these two theories.

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Good for readers who want: physics, mathematics, science, and a long read.

  • Physics
  • Mathematics
  • Mathematical physics
  • Science
  • Science, popular works
  • Cosmology

2 About Roger Penrose

Born 1931

Sir Roger Penrose (born 8 August 1931) is an English mathematician, mathematical physicist, and philosopher of science. He is Emeritus Rouse Ball Professor of Mathematics at the University of Oxford, an emeritus fellow of Wadham College, Oxford, and an honorary fellow of St John's College, Cambridge, and University College London.

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