posted on Nov, 28 2008 @ 12:25 AM
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Art interprets the visible world. Physics charts its unseen workings. The two realms seem completely opposed. But consider that both strive to reveal
truths for which there are no words––with physicists using the language of mathematics and artists using visual images. In Art & Physics, Leonard
Shlain tracks their breakthroughs side by side throughout history to reveal an astonishing correlation of visions. From the classical Greek sculptors
to Andy Warhol and Jasper Johns, and from Aristotle to Einstein, artists have foreshadowed the discoveries of scientists, such as when Monet and
Cezanne intuited the coming upheaval in physics that Einstein would initiate. In this lively and colorful narrative, Leonard Shlain explores how
artistic breakthroughs could have prefigured the visionary insights of physicists on so many occasions throughout history. Provicative and original,
Art & Physics is a seamless integration of the romance of art and the drama of science––and an exhilarating history of ideas.
I did not write the above description but it is a clearer synopsis then i could write. but this book was fantastic! Has anyone esle read it? and if
you havnt if you enjoy art or physics you will really enjoy this book!