About the Author

Gino Segrè is professor of physics and astronomy at the University of Pennsylvania. An internationally renowned expert in high-energy elementary-particle theoretical physics, Segrè has served as director of Theoretical Physics at the National Science Foundation and received awards from the National Science Foundation, the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, and the Guggenheim Foundation. This is his first book.

Reviews

"An original and often creative angle on our universe"

"Refreshing and rewarding. Segre has an easygoing style, sprinkled with anecdotes and history, that immediately draws you in; it is like listening to a graceful conversation."