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The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark
This book has been translated by Egyptian General Book Authority
A lively and stimulating guide, taking the reader from ancient ideas and cultural superstitions about the void, via the theories of Newton and Einstein, to the frontiers of current research in today’s powerful particle accelerators
Reveals how the vacuum is far from being empty – that in fact it seethes with particles that spontaneously erupt into being – and how this provides fascinating clues about how the universe began, and what was there before
Tells the tale of the mysterious ‘aether’ that was long ago supposed to permeate the void – how Einstein did away with it, and how the latest research into the ‘Higgs field’ may mean it is making a comeback
Asks fascinating questions such as: Would nothing exist if there was no one to observe it? Where did everything come from? What lies outside the universe, and what is it expanding into?
How can we make intelligent decisions about our increasingly technology-driven lives if we don’t understand the difference between the myths of pseudoscience and the testable hypotheses of science?
Pulitzer Prize-winning author and distinguished astronomer Carl Sagan argues that scientific thinking is critical not only to the pursuit of truth but to the very well-being of our democratic institutions.
Casting a wide net through history and culture, Sagan examines and authoritatively debunks such celebrated fallacies of the past as witchcraft, faith healing, demons, and UFOs.
And yet, disturbingly, in today’s so-called information age, pseudoscience is burgeoning with stories of alien abduction, channeling past lives, and communal hallucinations commanding growing attention and respect.
As Sagan demonstrates with lucid eloquence, the siren song of unreason is not just a cultural wrong turn but a dangerous plunge into darkness that threatens our most basic freedoms.
The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark
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