Unexpected Simplicity: Imagining the Universe
Science Writer, Author
Exploring the imaginative processes intrinsic to theoretical physics, from visualizing black holes to conceiving the origins of the cosmos, informed by insights from a prominent biography.
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Scientists working at the frontiers of theoretical physics are often required to push their imaginations into realms far beyond everyday experience and intuition. How does one imagine what the universe looks like to a photon, diagram the internal structure of a black hole, or explain how our universe came to exist in the first place?