The Road to Reality is the most important and ambitious work of science for a generation. It provides nothing less than a comprehensive account of the physical universe and the essentials of its underlying mathematical theory. It assumes no particular specialist knowledge on the part of the reader, so that, for example, the early chapters give us the vital mathematical background to the physical .

Drawn from Feynman's introductory course of lectures on physics, this title delves into the revolutionary discovery of twentieth-century physics: Einstein's theory of relativity.

In his work of popular science, Sir Roger Penrose takes us on a fascinating roller-coaster ride through the basic principles of physics, cosmology, mathematics, and philosophy to show that human thinking can never be emulated by a machine.

Accessible and stimulating introduction to Roger Penrose's vision of theoretical physics for the twenty-first century.

A fascinating discussion on space and time articulated by the most distinguished scientists of today.

George Gamow s classic provides a delightful explanation of the central concepts in modern physics, from atomic structure to relativity, and quantum theory to fusion and fission.

Nobel laureate Erwin Schrodinger's What is Life?, one of the great science classics of the twentieth century appears here together with Mind and Matter.

By the author of The Emperor's New Mind , this is an exploration of what modern physics has to tell us about the mind, and a visionary description of what a new physics might look like. It is also a speculation on the biological process that makes consciousness what it is.

In twelve months after the year 1905, Einstein shattered many scientific beliefs with five papers that established him as the world's leading physicist. This book brings those papers including the papers that founded special relativity: On the Electrodynamics of Moving Bodies and Does the Inertia of a Body Depend on Its Energy Content?

Aims to present the incredible discoveries of contemporary physics within everyone's grasp. This work tells the story of how theoretical physicists are following Einstein in their search for the beauty and simplicity of Nature. It describes the majestic sweep and accomplishments of twentieth-century physics.

Einstein said that the most incomprehensible thing about the universe is that it is comprehensible. On this issue, two of the world's famous physicists - Stephen Hawking and Roger Penrose - disagree. Here, they explain their positions in a work based on six lectures with a final debate.

The second volume of six that bring together 50 years of the work of Professor Sir Roger Penrose

General relativity ranks among the most accurately tested fundamental theories in all of physics. Deficiencies in mathematical and conceptual understanding exist, hampering further progress. This book collects surveys by experts in mathematical relativity writing about the status of, and problems in, their fields.

The text of two series of lectures given by one of the great philosopher-scientists of the century.

The sixth volume of six that bring together 50 years of the work of Professor Sir Roger Penrose

The third volume of six that bring together 50 years of the work of Professor Sir Roger Penrose

This volume introduces and systematically develops the calculus of 2-spinors.

In the two volumes that comprise this work Roger Penrose and Wolfgang Rindler introduce the calculus of 2-spinors and the theory of twistors, and discuss in detail how these powerful and elegant methods may be used to elucidate the structure and properties of space-time. In volume 1, Two-spinor calculus and relativistic fields, the calculus of 2-spinors is introduced and developed. Volume 2, ...

The first volume of six bringing together 50 years of the work of Professor Sir Roger Penrose