We live in a world governed by physical laws, and we are part of that world: consequently, we are also governed by physical laws, above genetic, psychological, social and other laws. Because physical laws also govern our behavior and our decisions, which are only certain arrangements of atoms.
However, not everything is so simple. The history of science has been, in large part, the history of the search for formulas that would substantiate these laws, that would perhaps make the universe more intelligible. Sometimes, however, We didn't realize that everything was much more complicated than it seems.
A bunch of equations
In the opinion of David Perezagua and Guillermo F. PeñasIn fact, this entire journey to decode reality can be summarized in 30 equations, as they refer in their book History of the world in 30 equations.
A pleasant and punctuated review of curiosities about humanity's attempts to understand the world, to reduce its complexity to fixed and universal rules (and to be simple).
In addition, to make reading more accessible and entertaining, in an open buffet style, each chapter of the book has been accompanied by one or more symbols that allude to the branch of physics discussed in it, allowing it to be read sequentially. either well depending on the topics that arouse the most interest in us.
An exciting journey through the letters and numbers that hold the secrets of the universe. The universe is chaotic and full of mysteries, but that has not stopped humans from trying to understand it over the centuries. Many of us take for granted the great discoveries that explain the how and why of the universe, from the famous Pythagorean theorem to Einstein's theory of relativity. But who were these great people and how did their discoveries change the world forever? In History of the world in 30 equations, David Perezagua and Guillermo F. Peñas, young scientific popularizers, embark on a fascinating adventure through science and history to present with closeness and audacity the thirty equations without which life as it is as we know it would be inconceivable.
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