Leonard Mlodinow Knihy

Úvahy o spôsobe vzniku vesmíru, konečnosti či nekonečnosti priestoru a času sú otázkami, ktoré oddávna a dodnes zamestnávajú mysle mnohých premýšľajúcich ľudí. Jednou z najdôležiteších kníh zaoberajúcich sa týmito základnými otázkami fyziky a pokusmi na ne odpovedať je práca paralyzovaného vedca Stephena Hawkinga Stručná história času. Prístupnou formou sa aj technicky menej zdatnejšiemu čitateľovi pokúša vysvetliť základné princípy fungovania vesmíru. Pozoruhodné je, že sa tejto knihy predalo toľko, že by ju mal vlastniť približne každý sedemstopäťdesiaty človek tejto planéty. Slovenský čitateľ má k dispozícii nové, prepracované vydanie. Dostalo názov Ešte stručnejšia história času, reflektuje najnovšie vedecké poznatky a autor na ňom spolupracoval spoločne s fyzikom Leonardom Mlodinowom.

Autori sú svetovo uznávaní teoretickí fyzici a ich knihy sú aj u nás prekladané a populárne. Táto osvedčená dvojica špičkových svetových popularizátorov pútavým spôsobom nastoľuje najpodstatnejšie otázky našej existencie a miesta človeka vo vesmíre. Zaoberajú sa úvahami o úlohe a podstate zákonov v prírode, o ich objavovaní a overovaní. Sú tu brilantne zhrnuté otázky, nad ktorými určite rozmýšľa každý inteligentný tvor (existuje Boh; prečo je tu niečo a nie nič; aký má zmysel život a naša existencia; platí Darwinova evolúcia; existuje umelá inteligencia; a pod.).Kniha je nesmierne pútavá a zrozumiteľne tlmočí fundamentálne otázky nášho bytia a vesmíru.

Leonard Mlodinow, Physiker und Autor, lehrte am California Institute of Technology (Caltech) in Pasadena. Er promovierte an der University of California in Berkeley zum Doktor der Physik und war u. a. Alexander-von-Humboldt-Stipendiat am Max-Planck-Institut für Astrophysik in Garching bei München. Weltbekannt wurde er als Koautor von Stephen Hawking mit den Bestsellern „Die kürzeste Geschichte der Zeit“ und „Der Große Entwurf“. Neben Lehr- und Sachbüchern hat er auch Drehbücher für die TV-Serien MacGyver und Star Trek: The Next Generation geschrieben. Bei Rowohlt erschienen seine internationalen Bestseller „Feynmans Regenbogen“ und „Wenn Gott würfelt“.

In this book the author of The Drunkard's Walk and coauthor of The Grand Design (with Stephen Hawking), gives us an examination of how the unconscious mind shapes our experience of the world and how, for instance, we often misperceive our relationships with family, friends, and business associates, misunderstand the reasons for our investment decisions, and misremember important events. Your preference in politicians, the amount you tip your waiter, all judgments and perceptions reflect the workings of our mind on two levels: the conscious, of which we are aware, and the unconscious, which is hidden from us. The latter has long been the subject of speculation, but over the past two decades researchers have developed remarkable new tools for probing the hidden, or subliminal, workings of the mind. The result of this explosion of research is a new science of the unconscious and a sea change in our understanding of how the subliminal mind affects the way we live. Employing accessible explanations of the most obscure scientific subjects, the author takes us on a tour of this research, unraveling the complexities of the subliminal self and increasing our understanding of how the human mind works and how we interact with friends, strangers, spouses, and coworkers. In the process he changes our view of ourselves and the world around us

An icon of the last fifty years, Stephen Hawking seems to encapsulate genius: not since Albert Einstein has a scientific figure held such a position in popular consciousness. In this enthralling memoir, writer and physicist Leonard Mlodinow tells the story of his friend and their friendship, offering an intimate account of this giant of science. The two met in 2003, when Stephen asked Leonard if he would consider writing a book with him, the follow up to the bestselling A Brief History of Time. As they spent years working on a second book, The Grand Design, they forged a deep connection and Leonard gained a much better understanding of Stephen's daily life and struggles - as well as his compassion and good humour. Together they obsessed over the perfect sentence, debated the physics, and occasionally punted on Cambridge's waterways with champagne and strawberries. In time, Leonard was able to finished Stephen's jokes, chide his sporadic mischief, and learn how the hardships of his illness helped forge that unique perspective on the universe. By weaving together their shared story with a clear-sighted portrayal of Hawking's scientific achievements, Mlodinow creates a beautiful portrait of Stephen Hawking as a brilliant, impish and generous man whose life was not only exceptional but also genuinely inspiring

Kniha Souboj světových názorů nabízí poučenou a hlubokou debatu věnující se častým střetům duchovních a vědeckých přístupů k porozumění realitě světa. V tomto po dlouhá staletí trvajícím sporu, jehož závěr je pochopitelně v nedohlednu, bývaly mnohdy užívány mnohem „pádnější“ či hrubší argumenty, než jen poklidná výměna názorů, s níž se setkáváme v této knize. Lékař Deepak Chopra a fyzik Leonard Mlodinow nabízejí čtenářům řadu úvah a snadno srozumitelných výkladů rozličných zásadních otázek, podstatných pro formulaci světového názoru: od podstaty mysli a vědomí přes problematiku vývoje života až po Boha a úlohu našeho mozku.

Leonard Mlodinow reveals the psychological illusions that prevent us understanding everything from stock-picking to wine-tasting, winning the lottery to road safety, and reveals the truth about the success of sporting heroes and film stars, and even how to make sense of a blood test. The Drunkard’s Walk is an exhilarating, eye-opening guide to understanding our random world – read it, so you won’t be left a victim of chance.

This text leads us on a journey through five revolutions in geometry, via biographical stories, from the Greek concept of parallel lines to contemporary notions of hyperspace. It reveals simple questions that have been the hidden engines of major achievements in science and technology.

An icon of the last fifty years, Stephen Hawking seems to encapsulate genius: not since Albert Einstein has a scientific figure held such a position in popular consciousness. In this enthralling memoir, writer and physicist Leonard Mlodinow tells the story of his friend and their friendship, offering an intimate account of this giant of science. The two met in 2003, when Stephen asked Leonard if he would consider writing a book with him, the follow up to the bestselling A Brief History of Time. As they spent years working on a second book, The Grand Design, they forged a deep connection and Leonard gained a much better understanding of Stephen's daily life and struggles - as well as his compassion and good humour. Together they obsessed over the perfect sentence, debated the physics, and occasionally punted on Cambridge's waterways with champagne and strawberries. In time, Leonard was able to finish Stephen's jokes, chide his sporadic mischief, and learn how the hardships of his illness helped forge that unique perspective on the universe. By weaving together their shared story with a clear-sighted portrayal of Hawking's scientific achievements, Mlodinow creates a beautiful portrait of Stephen Hawking as a brilliant, impish and generous man whose life was not only exceptional but also genuinely inspiring.