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Lindley, David.

The end of physics : the myth of a unified theory / David Lindley. - New York : BasicBooks, c1993. - 275 p. ; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [257]-263) and index.

Prologue: The Lure of Numbers -- I. The Microworld. 1. Lord Kelvin's Declaration. 2. Beyond Common Sense. 3. The Last Contradiction. 4. Botany -- II. The Macroworld. 5. The Expanding Universe. 6. Grand Ideas. 7. Dark Secrets -- III. The Whole World. 8. March of the Superlatives. 9. The New Heat Death.

ISBN: 0465015484 : $25.00 ($33.50 Can.)

LCCN: 92054524

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Grand unified theories (Nuclear physics)
Physics--Philosophy.

LC Class. No.: QC794.6.G7 / L55 1993

Dewey Class. No.: 539.7/2