Synopsis
Is the universe infinite? Do we know what happened before the Big Bang? Where is human consciousness located in the brain? And are there more undiscovered particles out there, beyond the Higgs boson?
In the modern world, science is king: weekly headlines proclaim the latest scientific breakthroughs and numerous mathematical problems, once indecipherable, have now been solved. But are there limits to what we can discover about our physical universe?
In this very personal journey to the edges of knowledge, Marcus du Sautoy investigates how leading experts in fields from quantum physics and cosmology, to sensory perception and neuroscience, have articulated the current lie of the land. In doing so, he travels to the very boundaries of understanding, questioning contradictory stories and consulting cutting edge data.
Is it possible that we will one day know everything? Or are there fields of research that will always lie beyond the bounds of human comprehension? And if so, how do we cope with living in a universe where there are things that will forever transcend our understanding?
In the modern world, science is king: weekly headlines proclaim the latest scientific breakthroughs and numerous mathematical problems, once indecipherable, have now been solved. But are there limits to what we can discover about our physical universe?
In this very personal journey to the edges of knowledge, Marcus du Sautoy investigates how leading experts in fields from quantum physics and cosmology, to sensory perception and neuroscience, have articulated the current lie of the land. In doing so, he travels to the very boundaries of understanding, questioning contradictory stories and consulting cutting edge data.
Is it possible that we will one day know everything? Or are there fields of research that will always lie beyond the bounds of human comprehension? And if so, how do we cope with living in a universe where there are things that will forever transcend our understanding?
Titre original : What We Cannot Know (2016)
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3 éditions pour ce livre
2019 Editions Flammarion (Champs - Sciences)
Traduit par Raymond Clarinard
608 pages
6 mars 2019
ISBN : 9782081446823
2017 Editions Héloïse d'Ormesson
Traduit par Raymond Clarinard
608 pages
ISBN : 9782350874050
2017 Editions 4th Estate
440 pages
ISBN : 9780007576593
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Un très bon livre qui permet d'effleurer les limites de la science. Il y a certaines choses connues, d'autres plus étonnantes mais tout est bien développé, de manière claire et compréhensible. Attention toutefois il y a certaines notions qui font totalement buguer le cerveau! :-D