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Saint Joan of New York

A Novel About God and String Theory
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SAINT JOAN OF NEW YORK is a novel about a math prodigy who becomes obsessed with discovering the Theory of Everything. Joan Cooper, a 17-year-old genius traumatized by the death of her older sister, tries to rebuild her shattered world by studying string theory and the efforts to unify the laws of physics. But as she tackles the complex equations, she falls prey to disturbing visions of a divine being who wants to help her unveil the universe's mathematical design. Joan must enter the battle between science and religion, fighting for her sanity and a new understanding of the cosmos.
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ISBN/GTIN978-3-030-32552-7
Product TypeBook
BindingPaperback
PublisherSpringer
Publication townCham
Publication countrySwitzerland
Publishing date06/12/2019
Edition1st ed. 2019
Pages232 pages
LanguageEnglish
Illustrations1 s/w Abbildungen
Article no.15959833
CatalogsVLB
Data source no.7043a21069aa40a78c8f9fbbbb472b2a
Product groupBU641
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Mark Alpert is a former editor at Scientific American and an internationally bestselling author of science-fiction thrillers. His first novel, Final Theory (Simon & Schuster, 2008), was published in 24 languages, condensed in Reader's Digest, and optioned for film. He specializes in writing thrillers that explain scientific advances such as gene editing, brain-computer interfaces, self-replicating machines, and cyborg insects. He lives in New York with his wife and two kids.

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