When We Cease to Understand the World

Labatut Benjamin

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Albert Einstein opens a letter sent to him from the Eastern Front of World War I. Inside, he finds the first exact solution to the equations of general relativity, unaware that it contains a monster that could destroy his life’s work. The great mathematician Alexander Grothendieck tunnels so deeply into abstraction that he tries to cut all ties with the world, terrified of the horror his discoveries might cause.

ISBN: 9781782276142 Category:

Additional information

Weight 0.172 kg
Dimensions 12.8 × 19.7 × 1.7 cm
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Publisher

Imprint

Cover

Paperback

Pages

192

Language

English

Edition

1st paperback ed

Dewey

863.7 (edition:23)

Readership

General – Trade / Code: K

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