The Secret Melody: And Man Created the Universe

By Trịnh Xuân Thuận

Book Overview

If the cosmos is vast, says astrophysicist Trinh Xuan Thuan, it is by no means silent. Nature, he writes, "delights in continuously sending us her notes of music." Like some far-off orchestra, it... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1932031952
• ISBN13: 9781932031959
• Release Date: October 2005
• Publisher: Templeton Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 1.0" x 5.8"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary

Customer Reviews

Wonderful Cosmology

The author, T.X. Thuan--with the mind of a scientist and the heart of a poet--has been called the 'Carl Sagan of France" for his lucid science writing. No wonder this book is such a beautiful overview of contemporary cosmology! Unmarred by the weak writing style, materialist reductionism, or scientific arrogance that plagues other, more popular authors (Gribbin, Davies, Smolin), this book presents an eye-opening tour of contemporary scientific cosmology that is a real pleasure to read. This popular work is written with clarity, charm and erudition, along the lines Timothy Ferris' works. He suggests there is an underlying divinity--the "Melody" of the title--not a wind-up deity but instead an emergent wholeness. Materialists will read every line in a book and, not finding the plot any where, conclude that there is none. But its only a secret because you have to listen. This is a marvelous book and I loved reading it. And afterwards, you'll look forward to his new book, too!