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Why?
Written by Mario Livio
Hardcover 272 Pages
General Science & History of Science
July 2017 |

Astrophysicist and author Mario Livio investigates perhaps the most human of all our ... curious than a whole conversation? In the ever-fascinating Why? Mario Livio interviewed scientists ... in our brain that are responsible for curiosity. Mario Livio--an astrophysicist who has written about ...

Why?
Written by Mario Livio
Paperback 272 Pages
General Psychology
May 2018 |

Astrophysicist and author Mario Livio investigates perhaps the most human of all our ... conversation? "Have you ever wondered why we wonder why? Mario Livio has, and he takes you on a fascinating ... 9781476792101 Livio, Mario 2018-05-22 Simon & Schuster (General Psychology) 9781476792101 Why? ...

Galileo
Written by Mario Livio
Hardcover 304 Pages
Astronomy
May 2020 |

of thought, his books were forbidden by church authorities. Astrophysicist and bestselling author Mario Livio ... and inspiration to scientists and all of those who respect science--which, as Livio reminds us in this gripping book, remains threatened even today. 9781501194733 Livio, Mario 2020-05-05 Simon & Schuster ...

The Golden Ratio:The Story of PHI, the World's Most Astonishing Number
Written by Mario Livio
Paperback 304 Pages
Mathematics
September 2003 |

relationship between numbers and the nature of reality. In this fascinating book, Mario Livio tells the tale ... and physicist Roger Penrose. Wherever his quest for the meaning of phi takes him, Mario Livio reveals the world as a place where order, beauty, and eternal mystery will always coexist. 9780767908160 Livio, Mario ...

Galileo
Written by Mario Livio
Paperback 304 Pages
General Science & History of Science
May 2021 |

Astrophysicist and bestselling author Mario Livio draws on his own scientific expertise and uses his "gifts ... everyday. 9781501194740 Livio, Mario 2021-05-25 Simon & Schuster (General Science & History ... He remains a hero and inspiration to scientists and all of those who respect science--which, as Livio ...

Brilliant Blunders:From Darwin to Einstein - Colossal Mistakes by Great Scientists That Changed Our Understanding of Life and the Universe
Written by Mario Livio
Paperback 352 Pages
General Science & History of Science
May 2014 |

leaps. As Mario Livio luminously explains in this "thoughtful meditation on the course of science ... as the achievements that made them famous. 9781439192375 Livio, Mario 2014-05-27 Simon & Schuster (General Science ...

The Universe in the Rearview Mirror:How Hidden Symmetries Shape Reality
Written by Dave Goldberg
Paperback 352 Pages
Physics
June 2014 |

"A great read... Goldberg is an excellent guide."--Mario Livio, bestselling author of The Golden Ratio Physicist Dave Goldberg speeds across space, time and everything in between showing that our elegant universe--from the Higgs boson to antimatter to the most massive group of galaxies--is shaped ...

Is Earth Exceptional?
Written by Mario Livio
Hardcover 336 Pages
General Science & History of Science
UChicago Faculty Publications
September 2024 |

remained shrouded in mystery. But, as Mario Livio and Jack Szostak reveal in Is Earth Exceptional? , ...

Third Thoughts: The Universe We Still Don't Know
Written by Steven Weinberg
Paperback 240 Pages
General Science & History of Science
August 2019 |

to the dangers of economic inequality... [A] captivating book." --Mario Livio, Science 9780674241473 ...

The Best Writing on Mathematics 2012
Written by Mircea Pitici
Paperback 320 Pages
Mathematics
November 2012 |

numbers; Timothy Gowers and Mario Livio ponder whether mathematics is invented or discovered; Brian Hayes ...