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4807228The Impossible Manhttps://www.gandhi.com.mx/the-impossible-man-9781541603677/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/4379386/image.jpg?v=638607970847570000317387MXNBasic BooksInStock/Ebooks/<p>A <em>New Yorker</em> Best Book of 2024<br />A <em>Globe and Mail</em> Best Book of 2024<br />A <em>Financial Times</em> Best Book of 2024<br />A <em>Kirkus</em> Best Book of 2024<br />A <em>Daily Telegraph</em> Best Book of 2024</p><p>A "beautifully composed and revealing" (<em>Financial Times</em>) biography of the dazzling and painful life of Nobel Prizewinning physicist Roger Penrose"a stunning achievement" (Kai Bird, <em>American Prometheus</em>).</p><p>When he was six years old, Roger Penrose discovered a sundial in a clearing near his house. Through that machine made of light, shadow, and time, Roger glimpsed a world behind the world of transcendently beautiful geometry. It spurred him on a journey to become one of the worlds most influential mathematicians, philosophers, and physicists.</p><p>Penrose would prove the limitations of general relativity, set a new agenda for theoretical physics, and astound colleagues and admirers with the elegance and beauty of his discoveries. However, as Patchen Barss documents in <em>The Impossible Man</em>, success came at a price: He was attuned to the secrets of the universe, but struggled to connect with loved ones, especially the women who care for or worked with him.</p><p>Both erudite and poetic, <em>The Impossible Man</em> draws on years of research and interviews, as well as previously unopened archives to present a moving portrait of Penrose the Nobel Prize-winning scientist and Roger the human being. It reveals not just the extraordinary life of Roger Penrose, but asks who gets to be a genius, and who makes the sacrifices that allow one man to be one.</p>...4572742The Impossible Man317387https://www.gandhi.com.mx/the-impossible-man-9781541603677/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/4379386/image.jpg?v=638607970847570000InStockMXN99999DIEbook20249781541603677_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_<p><strong>The first biography of the dazzling and painful life of Nobel Prizewinning physicist Roger Penrose</strong></p><p>As a little boy, Roger Penrose and his father discovered a sundial in a clearing behind their home. In that machine made of light, shadow, and time, six-year-old Roger discovered a world behind the world of transcendently beautiful geometry, beginning a journey toward becoming one of the worlds most influential mathematicians, philosophers, and physicists.</p><p>In the years to come, Penrose earned a Nobel Prize, a knighthood, and dozens of other prestigious honors. He proved the limitations of general relativity, and he set a new agenda for theoretical physics. However, as Patchen Barss documents in <em>The Impossible Ma</em>n, success came at a price. Penroses longing for knowledge was matched only by his inability to understand those around him, and he struggled to connect with friends, family, and especially the women in his life. His final years have been spent alone with his research, intentionally cut off from the people who loved him.</p><p>Erudite and deeply moving, <em>The Impossible Man</em> intimately depicts the relationship between Penrose the scientist and Roger the human being. It reveals the tragic costto himself and those closest to himof Roger Penroses extraordinary life.</p>...(*_*)9781541603677_<p><strong>The first biography"a stunning achievement" (Kai Bird, <em>American Prometheus</em>)of the dazzling and painful life of Nobel Prizewinning physicist Roger Penrose</strong></p><p>When he was six years old, Roger Penrose discovered a sundial in a clearing near his house. Through that machine made of light, shadow, and time, Roger glimpsed a world behind the world of transcendently beautiful geometry. It spurred him on a journey to become one of the worlds most influential mathematicians, philosophers, and physicists.</p><p>Penrose would prove the limitations of general relativity, set a new agenda for theoretical physics, and astound colleagues and admirers with the elegance and beauty of his discoveries. However, as Patchen Barrs documents in <em>The Impossible Man</em>, success came at a price: He was attuned to the secrets of the universe, but struggled to connect with loved ones, especially the women who care for or worked with him.</p><p>Both erudite and poetic, <em>The Impossible Man</em> draws on years of research and interviews, as well as previously unopened archives to present a moving portrait of Penrose the Nobel Prize-winning scientist and Roger the human being. It reveals not just the extraordinary life of Roger Penrose, but asks who gets to be a genius, and who makes the sacrifices that allow one man to be one.</p>...(*_*)9781541603677_<p>A <em>Globe and Mail</em> Best Book of 2024<br />A <em>Financial Times</em> Best Book of 2024<br />A <em>Kirkus</em> Best Book of 2024<br />A <em>Daily Telegraph</em> Best Book of 2024</p><p>A "beautifully composed and revealing" (<em>Financial Times</em>) biography of the dazzling and painful life of Nobel Prizewinning physicist Roger Penrose"a stunning achievement" (Kai Bird, <em>American Prometheus</em>).</p><p>When he was six years old, Roger Penrose discovered a sundial in a clearing near his house. Through that machine made of light, shadow, and time, Roger glimpsed a world behind the world of transcendently beautiful geometry. It spurred him on a journey to become one of the worlds most influential mathematicians, philosophers, and physicists.</p><p>Penrose would prove the limitations of general relativity, set a new agenda for theoretical physics, and astound colleagues and admirers with the elegance and beauty of his discoveries. However, as Patchen Barss documents in <em>The Impossible Man</em>, success came at a price: He was attuned to the secrets of the universe, but struggled to connect with loved ones, especially the women who care for or worked with him.</p><p>Both erudite and poetic, <em>The Impossible Man</em> draws on years of research and interviews, as well as previously unopened archives to present a moving portrait of Penrose the Nobel Prize-winning scientist and Roger the human being. It reveals not just the extraordinary life of Roger Penrose, but asks who gets to be a genius, and who makes the sacrifices that allow one man to be one.</p>...(*_*)9781541603677_<p>A <em>New Yorker</em> Best Book of 2024<br />A <em>Globe and Mail</em> Best Book of 2024<br />A <em>Financial Times</em> Best Book of 2024<br />A <em>Kirkus</em> Best Book of 2024<br />A <em>Daily Telegraph</em> Best Book of 2024</p><p>A "beautifully composed and revealing" (<em>Financial Times</em>) biography of the dazzling and painful life of Nobel Prizewinning physicist Roger Penrose"a stunning achievement" (Kai Bird, <em>American Prometheus</em>).</p><p>When he was six years old, Roger Penrose discovered a sundial in a clearing near his house. Through that machine made of light, shadow, and time, Roger glimpsed a world behind the world of transcendently beautiful geometry. It spurred him on a journey to become one of the worlds most influential mathematicians, philosophers, and physicists.</p><p>Penrose would prove the limitations of general relativity, set a new agenda for theoretical physics, and astound colleagues and admirers with the elegance and beauty of his discoveries. However, as Patchen Barss documents in <em>The Impossible Man</em>, success came at a price: He was attuned to the secrets of the universe, but struggled to connect with loved ones, especially the women who care for or worked with him.</p><p>Both erudite and poetic, <em>The Impossible Man</em> draws on years of research and interviews, as well as previously unopened archives to present a moving portrait of Penrose the Nobel Prize-winning scientist and Roger the human being. It reveals not just the extraordinary life of Roger Penrose, but asks who gets to be a genius, and who makes the sacrifices that allow one man to be one.</p>...9781541603677_Basic Bookslibro_electonico_9781541603677_9781541603677Patchen BarssInglésMéxico2024-11-12T00:00:00+00:00https://getbook.kobo.com/koboid-prod-public/hachetteuk-epub-e91d9036-4e16-46b1-9741-f1e825612c6b.epub2024-11-12T00:00:00+00:00Basic Books