Halpern, Paul

A collection of scientific ideas, facts, and fantasy from twenty-six classic episodes of "The Simpsons.".

"In Fall 1939, Richard Feynman, a brash and brilliant recent graduate of MIT, arrived in John Wheeler's Princeton office to report for duty as his teaching assistant. The prim and proper Wheeler timed their interaction with a watch placed on the table. Feynman caught on, and for the next meeting brought his own cheap watch, set it on the table next to Wheeler's, and also began timing the chat. The two had a hearty laugh and a lifelong friendship was born. At first glance, they would seem an unlikely pair. Feynman was rough on the exterior, spoke in a working class Queens accent, and loved playing bongo drums, picking up hitchhikers, and exploring out-of-the way places. Wheeler was a family man, spoke softly and politely, dressed in suits, and had the manners of a minister. Yet intellectually, their roles were reversed."--Provided by publisher.

Presents a comprehensive history of the foundations and development of higher dimensions beyond conventional space and time.

Study of the world of exotic matter, black holes, white holes, and wormholes that could theoretically bridge distant parts of the universe.

Traces the religious origins of the idea of apocalypse, and discusses how science has borowed the metaphor to describe potential scenarios for destruction.

Reviews the basic principles of physics, and looks at what scientists hope to learn from the Large Hadron Collider, the world's largest particle accelerator, which is housed in an underground tunnel near Geneva, Switzerland, and is due to become operational in November, 2009.

A collection of scientific ideas, facts, and fantasy from twenty-six classic episodes of "The Simpsons.".

A introduction to the search for and discovery of planets outside our solar system and what life may be like on such distant worlds.