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Lake Views: This World and the Universe is a 2009 book of 25 essays written by Steven Weinberg. They were published in various periodicals and books in the years 2000 to 2008. The essays deal with science, politics, history, and philosophy.
Apr 1, 2010 · Lake Views is a very readable account of Weinberg’s thoughts about science, politics, and life, conveying both his deep intelligence and his ruthless pursuit of truth—in physics, philosophy, and even public policy. Yet this intellectual warrior also comes off as a kind and sympathetic man who respects others, even his intellectual enemies.
Nov 30, 2011 · Just as Henry David Thoreau “traveled a great deal in Concord,” Nobel Prize–winning physicist Steven Weinberg sees much of the world from the window of his study overlooking Lake Austin.
Just as Henry David Thoreau “traveled a great deal in Concord,” Nobel Prize–winning physicist Steven Weinberg sees much of the world from the window of his study overlooking Lake Austin. In Lake Views Weinberg, considered by many to be the preeminent theo...
Just as Henry David Thoreau “traveled a great deal in Concord,” Nobel Prize–winning physicist Steven Weinberg sees much of the world from the window of his study overlooking Lake Austin.
Waiting for a final theory -- Can science explain everything? Anything? -- Peace at last in the science wars? -- The future of science, and the universe -- Dark energy -- How great equations survive -- On missile defense -- The growing nuclear danger -- Is the universe a computer?
Sep 1, 2010 · Lake Views is the second compilation of essays on various subjects by the co-author of the theory of electroweak interactions and 1979 Nobel laureate Steven Weinberg. This one ranges from politics and public policy to the history and philosophy of science (mostly particle physics), from religion to military and nuclear strategy.
