Lisa Randall: 10 books

Book cover of Knocking on Heaven's Door

Knocking on Heaven's Door

How Physics and Scientific Thinking Illuminate the Universe and the Modern World

by Lisa Randall
Language: English
Release Date: September 20, 2011

“Science has a battle for hearts and minds on its hands….How good it feels to have Lisa Randall’s unusual blend of top flight science, clarity, and charm on our side.” —Richard Dawkins “Dazzling ideas….Read this book today to understand the science of tomorrow.” —Steven Pinker The...
Book cover of L’universo invisibile

L’universo invisibile

Dalla scomparsa dei dinosauri alla materia oscura. Le imprevedibili connessioni del nostro mondo

by Lisa Randall
Language: Italian
Release Date: October 20, 2016

L’Universo ha 13,8 miliardi di anni. Da quando si è formata, la Terra ha compiuto intorno al Sole quattro miliardi e mezzo di orbite. È un tempo impensabile, un tempo infinito. Un tempo che gli esseri umani non hanno occupato che per la più piccola delle frazioni. Eppure, da quando siamo comparsi...
Book cover of Die Vermessung des Universums

Die Vermessung des Universums

Wie die Physik von morgen den letzten Geheimnissen auf der Spur ist

by Lisa Randall
Language: German
Release Date: April 5, 2012

Jetzt mit einem aktuellen Anhang zur Higgs-Entdeckung!In keiner anderen Naturwissenschaft kündigen sich so umwälzende und aufregende Erkenntnisse für Mensch und Kosmos an wie in der Physik. Das große Ziel ist es, so kleine Dinge wie Atome und so große wie Galaxien einheitlich zu erklären. Doch...
Book cover of Dark Matter and the Dinosaurs

Dark Matter and the Dinosaurs

The Astounding Interconnectedness of the Universe

by Lisa Randall
Language: English
Release Date: October 27, 2015

In this brilliant exploration of our cosmic environment, the renowned particle physicist and New York Times bestselling author of Warped Passages and Knocking on Heaven’s Door uses her research into dark matter to illuminate the startling connections between the furthest reaches of space and life...
Book cover of Passaggi Curvi
by Lisa Randall
Language: Italian
Release Date: November 1, 2010

L'universo racchiude numerosi segreti e potrebbe perfino nascondere dimensioni inimmaginabili: universi paralleli, geometrie curve e inghiottitoi tridimensionali sono alcuni degli straordinari concetti che di recente sono divenuti protagonisti della ricerca scientifica. Oggi, delle leggi del cosmo...
Book cover of Higgs Discovery: The Power of Empty Space
by Lisa Randall
Language: English
Release Date: July 24, 2012

On July 4, 2012, physicists at the Large Hadron Collider in Geneva madehistory when they discovered an entirely new type of subatomic particle that many scientists believe is the Higgs boson. For forty years, physicists searched for this capstone to the Standard Model of particle physics—the theory...
Book cover of Warped Passages

Warped Passages

Unraveling the Mysteries of the Universe's Hidden Dimensions

by Lisa Randall
Language: English
Release Date: November 10, 2009

The universe has many secrets. It may hide additional dimensions of space other than the familier three we recognize. There might even be another universe adjacent to ours, invisible and unattainable . . . for now. Warped Passages is a brilliantly readable and altogether exhilarating journey...
Book cover of Dunkle Materie und Dinosaurier

Dunkle Materie und Dinosaurier

Die erstaunlichen Zusammenhänge des Universums

by Lisa Randall
Language: German
Release Date: June 23, 2016

Die Natur der Dunklen Materie gehört zu den spannendsten Fragen der Kosmologie. Die Bestseller-Autorin und Harvard-Professorin Lisa Randall nimmt uns in ihrem neuen Buch ›Dunkle Materie und Dinosaurier. Die erstaunlichen Zusammenhänge des Universums‹ mit auf eine Reise in die Welt der Physik...
Book cover of Verborgene Universen

Verborgene Universen

Eine Reise in den extradimensionalen Raum

by Lisa Randall
Language: German
Release Date: December 11, 2014

Die Jagd nach der Weltformel – über 20 Wochen auf der Spiegel-Bestseller-ListeEine Harvard-Physikerin sorgt mit ihrem Buch über verborgene Dimensionen des Universums für Furore. Die beobachtbare Welt, so ihre Hypothese, ist nur eine von vielen Inseln inmitten eines höherdimensionalen Raums....
Book cover of Ploughshares Spring 2019 Guest-Edited by Rigoberto González
by Rigoberto González, Zeina Hashem Beck, Sherwin Bitsui
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2019

Ploughshares is an award-winning journal of new writing. Since 1971, Ploughshares has discovered and cultivated the freshest voices in contemporary American literature, and remains prescient in the digital age by providing readers with thoughtful and entertaining literature in a variety of formats....
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