Book Details
Format
Hardcover
Pages
146
Language
English
Published
Feb 13, 2006
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
ISBN-10
0521823773
ISBN-13
9780521823777
Description
From the secrets of the universe to the healing powers of music, this book draws on the passions of eight professionals who explore the "power" behind their own particular fields of interest, from the arts and humanities to the natural sciences. Their essays span the fascinating world of microscopic biochemical machines; the power of the cinema screen; democracy; mathematical knot theory; innovative new ways of producing energy to meet increasing world demands as well as the power of life and death.