The New Ambidextrous Universe

A substantial revision of the author's well-known work on mirror symmetry and asymmetry, this volume explores the two fundamental scientific discoveries of the past century: the asymmetric DNA helix and the overthrow of parity (left-right symmetry) in particle physics. Along the way, students will f [...]
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A substantial revision of the author's well-known work on mirror symmetry and asymmetry, this volume explores the two fundamental scientific discoveries of the past century: the asymmetric DNA helix and the overthrow of parity (left-right symmetry) in particle physics. Along the way, students will find absorbing, thought-provoking treatments of some of the deepest mysteries in modern physics. Author of more than 60 books and creator of "Scientific American's Mathematical Games column, Martin Gardner has influenced and inspired generations of scientists, scholars, and other readers. This republication of his 1990 revised edition of an earlier work features a new appendix of notes and corrections.