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Saint Joan of New York : a novel about God and string theory / Mark Alpert.
Alpert, Mark, 1961- author.
2019
PS3601.L67
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Title
Saint Joan of New York : a novel about God and string theory / Mark Alpert.
Author
Alpert, Mark, 1961- author.
ISBN
9783030325534 (electronic book)
3030325539 (electronic book)
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-32
Published
Cham, Switzerland : Springer, [2019]
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (vi, 232 pages).
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10.1007/978-3-030-32 doi
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PS3601.L67
Dewey Decimal Classification
813/.6
Summary
SAINT JOAN OF NEW YORK is a novel about a math prodigy who becomes obsessed with discovering the Theory of Everything. Joan Cooper, a 17-year-old genius traumatized by the death of her older sister, tries to rebuild her shattered world by studying string theory and the efforts to unify the laws of physics. But as she tackles the complex equations, she falls prey to disturbing visions of a divine being who wants to help her unveil the universes mathematical design. Joan must enter the battle between science and religion, fighting for her sanity and a new understanding of the cosmos.
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Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed December 4, 2019).
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Science and fiction (Springer (Firm))
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Physics and the Search for Meaning
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