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The Mysterious Allure of Extra Dimensions, from Plato to String Theory and Beyond
Viking
November 2005
On Sale: October 20, 2005
288 pages
ISBN: 0670033952
EAN: 9780670033959
Hardcover
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Non-Fiction
Beginning well before Plato’s allegory of the cave and
continuing to modern scientific breakthroughs from
relativity to quantum mechanics, as well as to pop cultural
icons like Twilight Zone and Star Trek, human beings have
imagined, even longed for, alternate realities. Lawrence M.
Krauss, one of the most gifted and engaging of
writer-scientists today, examines why we have often believed
that the answers to the great questions about existence lie
in the possibility that we live in a universe more complex
than we can see or otherwise sense. Drawing on work by
scientists, mathematicians, artists, and writers—from
Einstein to Picasso to C. S. Lewis—Hiding in the Mirror
explores whether extra dimensions simply represent abstract
speculation or hold the key to a deeper understanding of the
universe. Krauss examines popular culture’s embrace— and
misunderstanding—of topics such as black holes, life in
another dimension, string theory, and some of the daring new
theories that propose that large extra dimensions exist
alongside our own. This is popular science writing at its
best and most illuminating—witty, fascinating, and
controversial.
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