Great Translation Series / Art and Physics

Author: Leonard Susskind
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Publish Date: 2000-09-01
Features: Bold and persuasive research, reliable and elegantly presented. Previously, such a subject has never been explored deeply and thoroughly for non-professionals. – San Francisco Chronicle
Susskind's Art and Physics is exquisite spiritual nourishment. – The Tao of Physics author
Art interprets the visible world, while physics describes its invisible workings, making the two fields appear completely opposite. But in Art and Physics, Susskind traces the backgrounds of art and physics comprehensively through history, revealing astonishing correlations in various forms of imagination. From ancient Greek sculptors to Kandinsky and Pollock, from Aristotle to Einstein, artists anticipated the discoveries of scientists. For example, Monet and Cézanne intuitively knew the upheaval that would be triggered by Einstein in physics. In his vivid and colorful narrative, Susskind explores how, throughout history, artistic breakthroughs have foretold the imaginative insights of physicists. Art and Physics is both exciting and innovative, a seamless blend of the romance of art and the drama of science, and a delightful intellectual history.