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Zeno's Paradox: Unraveling the Ancient Mystery Behind the Science of Space and Time

Author Joseph Mazur
Publisher Plume
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Author(s)Joseph Mazur
PublisherPlume
ISBN / ASIN0452289173
ISBN-139780452289178
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Sales Rank736,852
MarketplaceUnited States 🇺🇸

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The fascinating story of an ancient riddle?and what it reveals about the nature of time and space

Three millennia ago, the Greek philosopher Zeno constructed a series of logical paradoxes to prove that motion is impossible. Today, these paradoxes remain on the cutting edge of our investigations into the fabric of space and time. Zeno?s Paradox uses the motion paradox as a jumping-off point for an exploration of the twenty-five-hundred-year quest to uncover the true nature of the universe. From Galileo to Einstein to Stephen Hawking, some of the greatest minds in history have tackled the problem and made spectacular breakthroughs?but through it all, the paradox of motion remains.