Informationen zum Autor Born in Vienna in 1939, Fritjof Capra has a Ph.D. in Theoretical Physics. He is also a science writer. He co-founded the Center for Ecoliteracy in 1994 and teaches at the Schumacher College in UK. Klappentext 'The Tao of Physics' is Fritjof Capra's classic exploration of the connections between Eastern mysticism and modern physics. An international bestseller, the book's central thesis, that the mystical traditions of the East constitute a coherent philosophical framework within which the most advanced Western theories of the physical world can be accommodated, has not only withstood the test of time but is ever more emphatically endoresed by ongoing experimentation and research. Fritjof Capra addresses recent scientific developments in this, the third edition, in the form of a chapter-length afterword on 'The Future of the New Physics'. 'The parallels are indeed most striking' SIR BERNARD LOVELL 'In the role of interpreter of the 'philosophy' of physics today, Dr Capra has few equals' JOHN GRIBBIN, 'TES' "A brilliant best seller. . . . Lucidly analyzes the tenets of Hinduism, Buddhism, and Taoism to show their striking parallels with the latest discovery in cyclotrons."--"New York" magazine "A pioneering book of real value and wide appeal."--"Washington Post""I have been reading the book with amazement and the greatest interest, recommending it to everyone I meet and, as often as possible, in my lectures. I think you have done a magnificent and extremely important job."--"Joseph Campbell" Zusammenfassung Synopsis coming soon.......

Autorentext
Born in Vienna in 1939, Fritjof Capra has a Ph.D. in Theoretical Physics. He is also a science writer. He co-founded the Center for Ecoliteracy in 1994 and teaches at the Schumacher College in UK.

Klappentext

'The Tao of Physics' is Fritjof Capra's classic exploration of the connections between Eastern mysticism and modern physics. An international bestseller, the book's central thesis, that the mystical traditions of the East constitute a coherent philosophical framework within which the most advanced Western theories of the physical world can be accommodated, has not only withstood the test of time but is ever more emphatically endoresed by ongoing experimentation and research.

Fritjof Capra addresses recent scientific developments in this, the third edition, in the form of a chapter-length afterword on 'The Future of the New Physics'.

'The parallels are indeed most striking'
SIR BERNARD LOVELL

'In the role of interpreter of the 'philosophy' of physics today, Dr Capra has few equals'
JOHN GRIBBIN, 'TES'

Zusammenfassung
Synopsis coming soon.......