Description: This is a leather bound signed numbered first edition of Paul Steinhardt's best-seller - "The Second Kind Of Impossible - The Extraordinary Quest For A New Form Of Matter", a fascinating new book authored by the beloved theoretical physicist and cosmologist.When leading Princeton physicist Paul Steinhardt began working in the 1980s, scientists thought they knew all the conceivable forms of matter. The Second Kind of Impossible is the story of Steinhardt’s thirty-five-year-long quest to challenge conventional wisdom. It begins with a curious geometric pattern that inspires two theoretical physicists to propose a radically new type of matter—one that raises the possibility of new materials with never before seen properties, but that violates laws set in stone for centuries. Steinhardt dubs this new form of matter “quasicrystal.” The rest of the scientific community calls it simply impossible.The Second Kind of Impossible captures Steinhardt’s scientific odyssey as it unfolds over decades, first to prove viability, and then to pursue his wildest conjecture—that nature made quasicrystals long before humans discovered them. Along the way, his team encounters clandestine collectors, corrupt scientists, secret diaries, international smugglers, and KGB agents. Their quest culminates in a daring expedition to a distant corner of the Earth, in pursuit of tiny fragments of a meteorite forged at the birth of the solar system.Steinhardt’s discoveries chart a new direction in science. They not only change our ideas about patterns and matter, but also reveal new truths about the processes that shaped our solar system. The underlying science is important, simple, and beautiful—and Steinhardt’s firsthand account is “packed with discovery, disappointment, exhilaration, and persistence...This book is a front-row seat to history as it is made” (Nature). The book is new, unread and in great condition, still sealed in the original plastic packaging. Signed by the author on the limitation page, it includes the signed and dated certificate of authenticity, and the publisher's note card. It is one of only 600 numbered copies ever printed from this first edition. Easton Press books are the golden standard in the publishing industry, highly collectible and lasting generations. Easton Press Full Genuine Leather Hubbed Spine Accented Wit 22 kt. Real Gold Satin Ribbon Page Marker Distinctive Cover Design Gilded Page Edges To Protect Against Humidity High Quality Acid - Free paper Smyth-Sewn Pages Silk-Moire Endleaves I combine multiple items for savings on shipping charges. I ship worldwide. Please ask about international shipping charges and/or different shipping options.Thank you!
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Topic: Science & Pyschology
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Subject: Science & Medicine
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