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Art & Physics: Parallel Visions in Space, Time & Light
Art Physics Parallel Visions in Space Time Light Author:Leonard Shlain Art interprets the visible world; physics charts its unseen workings -- making the two realms seem completely opposed. But in Art & Physics, Leonard Shlain tracks their breakthroughs side by side throughout history to reveal an astonishing correlation of visions. From the classical Greek sculptors to Andy Warhol and Jasper Johns, and from Aristo... more »tle to Einstein, artists have foreshadowed the discoveries of scientists, such as when Monet and Cezanne intuited the coming upheaval in physics that Einstein would initiate. In this lively and colorful narrative, Leonard Shlain explores how artistic breakthroughs could have prefigured the visionary insights of physicists on so many occasions throughout history. Provocative and original, Art & Physics is a seamless integration of the romance of art, the drama of science, and the exhilarating history of ideas.« less