Skip to content

Fearful Symmetry: The Search for Beauty in Modern Physics
Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different

Fearful Symmetry: The Search for Beauty in Modern Physics Paperback - 2016

by Anthony Zee; Foreword by Roger Penrose


From the publisher

An engaging exploration of beauty in physics, with a foreword by Nobel Prize-winning physicist Roger Penrose

The concept of symmetry has widespread manifestations and many diverse applications--from architecture to mathematics to science. Yet, as twentieth-century physics has revealed, symmetry has a special, central role in nature, one that is occasionally and enigmatically violated. Fearful Symmetry brings the incredible discoveries of the juxtaposition of symmetry and asymmetry in contemporary physics within everyone's grasp. A. Zee, a distinguished physicist and skillful expositor, tells the exciting story of how contemporary theoretical physicists are following Einstein in their search for the beauty and simplicity of Nature. Animated by a sense of reverence and whimsy, Fearful Symmetry describes the majestic sweep and accomplishments of twentieth-century physics--one of the greatest chapters in the intellectual history of humankind.

From the rear cover

"Fearful Symmetry tells the story of modern physics and contemporary physicists in a most understandable and vivid way. It makes the 'fearful' symmetry simple and accessible, and the burning tigers lively and human. An excellent rendition and an outstanding achievement."--T. D. Lee, Nobel Prize-winning physicist

"To a layman like myself, totally unversed in modern theoretical physics, Zee's book comes as an illumination. Once having grasped the idea of symmetry as an aesthetic and intellectual principle, I found myself, under his guidance, contemplating aspects of the design of the universe of which I never had the faintest glimmer."--John Rupert Martin, Marquand Professor of Art and Archaeology, Princeton University

"A small gem we can see deeply into with small effort and great pleasure."--Robert Schrieffer, Nobel Prize-winning physicist

Details

  • Title Fearful Symmetry: The Search for Beauty in Modern Physics
  • Author Anthony Zee; Foreword by Roger Penrose
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Paperback
  • Pages 376
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Princeton University Press
  • Date 2016-10-04
  • Features Bibliography, Index
  • ISBN 9780691173269 / 0691173265
  • Weight 1 lbs (0.45 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.4 x 5.5 x 1.1 in (21.34 x 13.97 x 2.79 cm)
  • Library of Congress subjects Symmetry (Physics), Physics - Philosophy
  • Dewey Decimal Code 530.1

About the author

A. Zee is professor of physics at the Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics at the University of California, Santa Barbara. His books include Quantum Field Theory in a Nutshell and Einstein Gravity in a Nutshell (both Princeton). Roger Penrose is a Nobel Prize-winning physicist and the bestselling author, with Stephen Hawking, of The Nature of Space and Time (Princeton). He is the Rouse Ball Professor of Mathematics Emeritus at the University of Oxford.
Back to Top

More Copies for Sale

Fearful Symmetry: The Search for Beauty in Modern Physics (Princeton Science Library): 48

Fearful Symmetry: The Search for Beauty in Modern Physics (Princeton Science Library): 48

by Penrose, Roger

  • Used
  • Very Good
  • Paperback
Condition
Used - Very Good
Binding
Paperback
ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
9780691173269 / 0691173265
Quantity Available
1
Seller
GORING BY SEA, West Sussex, United Kingdom
Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 2 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Item Price
£8.85
£8.57 shipping to USA

Show Details

Description:
Paperback. Very Good.
Item Price
£8.85
£8.57 shipping to USA
Fearful Symmetry: The Search for Beauty in Modern Physics (Princeton Science Library)
Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different

Fearful Symmetry: The Search for Beauty in Modern Physics (Princeton Science Library)

by Zee, A.; Penrose, Roger [Foreword]

  • Used
  • Paperback
Condition
New
Binding
Paperback
ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
9780691173269 / 0691173265
Quantity Available
776
Seller
Fairfax Station, Virginia, United States
Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 2 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Item Price
£11.82
£3.17 shipping to USA

Show Details

Description:
Princeton University Press, 2016-10-04. Paperback. Like New.
Item Price
£11.82
£3.17 shipping to USA
Fearful Symmetry: The Search for Beauty in Modern Physics (Princeton Science Library (79))
Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different

Fearful Symmetry: The Search for Beauty in Modern Physics (Princeton Science Library (79))

by Zee, A.

  • New
Condition
New
ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
9780691173269 / 0691173265
Quantity Available
40
Seller
Benton Harbor, Michigan, United States
Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 5 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Item Price
£12.17
£3.17 shipping to USA

Show Details

Description:
Princeton University Press. New. BRAND NEW, GIFT QUALITY! NOT OVERSTOCKS OR MARKED UP REMAINDERS! DIRECT FROM THE PUBLISHER!
Item Price
£12.17
£3.17 shipping to USA
Fearful Symmetry: The Search for Beauty in Modern Physics (Princeton Science Library)
Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different

Fearful Symmetry: The Search for Beauty in Modern Physics (Princeton Science Library)

by Zee, A.; Penrose, Roger [Foreword]

  • New
  • Paperback
Condition
New
Binding
Paperback
ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
9780691173269 / 0691173265
Quantity Available
776
Seller
Fairfax Station, Virginia, United States
Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 2 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Item Price
£13.68
£3.17 shipping to USA

Show Details

Description:
Princeton University Press, 2016-10-04. Paperback. New.
Item Price
£13.68
£3.17 shipping to USA
Fearful Symmetry: The Search for Beauty in Modern Physics

Fearful Symmetry: The Search for Beauty in Modern Physics

by Anthony Zee

  • New
  • Paperback
Condition
New
Binding
Paperback
ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
9780691173269 / 0691173265
Quantity Available
10
Seller
Southport, Merseyside, United Kingdom
Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 5 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Item Price
£19.14
£9.95 shipping to USA

Show Details

Description:
Paperback / softback. New. Discusses symmetry and asymmetry in contemporary physics and tells the story of how contemporary theoretical physicists are following Einstein in their search for the beauty and simplicity of nature.
Item Price
£19.14
£9.95 shipping to USA
Fearful Symmetry

Fearful Symmetry

by Anthony Zee

  • New
  • Paperback
Condition
New
Binding
Paperback
ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
9780691173269 / 0691173265
Quantity Available
1
Seller
Uxbridge, Greater London, United Kingdom
Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 5 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Item Price
£20.11
£7.99 shipping to USA

Show Details

Description:
Paperback / softback. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; Discusses symmetry and asymmetry in contemporary physics and tells the story of how contemporary theoretical physicists are following Einstein in their search for the beauty and simplicity of nature.
Item Price
£20.11
£7.99 shipping to USA
Fearful Symmetry: The Search for Beauty in Modern Physics (Princeton Science Library (79))
Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different

Fearful Symmetry: The Search for Beauty in Modern Physics (Princeton Science Library (79))

by Zee, Anthony

  • New
Condition
New
ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
9780691173269 / 0691173265
Quantity Available
64
Seller
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 5 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Item Price
£18.26
£11.93 shipping to USA

Show Details

Description:
Princeton University Press. New. Special order direct from the distributor
Item Price
£18.26
£11.93 shipping to USA
Fearful Symmetry – The Search for Beauty in Modern Physics
Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different

Fearful Symmetry – The Search for Beauty in Modern Physics

by Zee, A./ Penrose, Roger (Foreward By)

  • New
  • Paperback
Condition
New
Binding
Paperback
ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
9780691173269 / 0691173265
Quantity Available
2
Seller
Exeter, Devon, United Kingdom
Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 3 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Item Price
£23.20
£10.00 shipping to USA

Show Details

Description:
Princeton Univ Pr, 2016. Paperback. New. new edition. 356 pages. 8.50x5.50x1.00 inches.
Item Price
£23.20
£10.00 shipping to USA
Fearful Symmetry: The Search for Beauty in Modern Physics (Princeton Science Library, 48)
Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different

Fearful Symmetry: The Search for Beauty in Modern Physics (Princeton Science Library, 48)

by Zee, A.; Penrose, Roger [Foreword]

  • Used
  • Paperback
Condition
Used:Good
Binding
Paperback
ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
9780691173269 / 0691173265
Quantity Available
1
Seller
HOUSTON, Texas, United States
Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 3 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Item Price
£18.89
FREE shipping to USA

Show Details

Description:
Princeton University Press, 2016-10-04. Paperback. Used:Good.
Item Price
£18.89
FREE shipping to USA
Fearful Symmetry: The Search for Beauty in Modern Physics
Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different

Fearful Symmetry: The Search for Beauty in Modern Physics

  • New
Condition
New
ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
9780691173269 / 0691173265
Quantity Available
1
Seller
Woodside, New York, United States
Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 5 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Item Price
£24.35
£3.17 shipping to USA

Show Details

Description:
pp. 376 . Papeback. New.
Item Price
£24.35
£3.17 shipping to USA