Einstein's dreams
Auteurs : Lightman, Alan (Auteur)
Lieu de publication : New York
Éditeur : Vintage Contempories
Date de publication : 2004
ISBN : 140007780X
Langue : Anglais
Description : 140 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
Sujets :
Rêves - Romans, nouvelles, etc.
Temps - Romans, nouvelles, etc.
Résumé :
Einstein's Dreams is a fictional collage of stories dreamed by Albert Einstein in 1905, when he worked in a patent office in Switzerland. As the defiant but sensitive young genius is creating his theory of relativity, a new conception of time, he imagines many possible worlds. In one, time is circular, so that people are fated to repeat triumphs and failures over and over. In another, there is a place where time stands still, visited by lovers and parents clinging to their children. In another, time is a nightingale, sometimes trapped by a bell jar... [editor summary]
Remerciement au donateur : Cirque du Soleil
Collection : Collection documentaire du Cirque du Soleil
Localisation : Littérature anglaise
Cote : LIG
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