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How To Love the Universe: A Scientist's Odes to the Hidden Beauty Behind the Visible World

by Stefan Klein
Experiment. Oct. 2018. 240p. notes. ISBN 9781615194865. $18.95; ebk. ISBN 9781615195084. SCI
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Who, or what can guarantee that the world is more than just imagination? This book by Klein (The Science of Happiness) answers this question and more, starting with the edges of the big bang and working inward to the concept of light and why humans exist. However, in the order presented, the narrative gives a greater picture of the known universe, including planets, life on Earth, and even matter. Klein combines personal experience with the writings and research of scientists such as Albert Einstein, physicists and astronomers Adam Frank and Woodruff Sullivan, as well as the insight of philosopher and cosmological theorist Giordano Bruno.
VERDICT Klein sets forth to share the poetry of the universe and succeeds, offering a grounding in the science and beauty that comprises the world around us. The text is easily attainable to casual readers and scientists alike, and will help both to understand the universe better.
Reviewed by Dawn Lowe-Wincentsen, Oregon Inst. of Technology, Portland , Nov 01, 2018
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