Astronomers & Astrophysicists - Biography, Physicists - Biography, Physics of Time
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Overview
Recently the intelligent reading public has voraciously devoured five million copies of Stephen Hawking's A Brief History of Time, and many have been dazzled by the near metaphysical explanations of the author - specifically his emphasis on space-time. This latter concept was adopted by Einstein decades ago and is now perpetuated by Hawking. Questioning it, Gerhard Kraus demonstrates that time and space are two entirely incompatible phenomena which cannot mix. Kraus also criticises the role of mathematics in physics and the Big-Bang theory. Much of what Gerhard Kraus writes will cause controversy among established physicists. But it is often such serious reappraisals of accepted dogma which initiate progress in science.Editorials
Booknews
Lacking any physics background, the author feigns scholarship as he beats the reader about the head with his philosophically and scientifically shaky ideas about how the universe really is. Too bad Einstein and Hawking couldn't get it right! He claims his personal "common sense" tells him how the world works. The author claims his work will stir up controversy among the scientific community which will cause reappraisal of dogma, but his personal feelings about reality, backed up by no formal logic or mathematics, are no cause for controversy, only for a sad shake of the head. Distributed by Paul & Co. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)Book Details
Published
November 25, 1993
Publisher
Janus Publishing Co
Pages
154
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
9781857560886