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Dance for Two: Essays

Dance for Two: Essays Paperback - 1996

by Lightman, Alan

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The author of Einstein's Dreams now presents a collection of essays, written over the past 20 years, that displays his genius for bringing literary and scientific concerns into ringing harmony. Sometimes provocative, sometimes fanciful, always elegantly conceived and written, these meditations offer readers a fascinating look into the creative compulsions shared by the scientist and the artist.

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  • Title Dance for Two: Essays
  • Author Lightman, Alan
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition First Edition
  • Condition Used - Very Good
  • Pages 192
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Pantheon Books, New York, New York, U.S.A.
  • Date 1996-03-26
  • Bookseller's Inventory # GOR002170499
  • ISBN 9780679758778 / 0679758771
  • Weight 0.55 lbs (0.25 kg)
  • Dimensions 7.99 x 5.17 x 0.6 in (20.29 x 13.13 x 1.52 cm)
  • Library of Congress subjects Science - Popular works
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 95048876
  • Dewey Decimal Code 814

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The author of Einstein's Dreams now presents a collection of essays, written over the past 20 years, that displays his genius for bringing literary and scientific concerns into ringing harmony. Sometimes provocative, sometimes fanciful, always elegantly conceived and written, these meditations offer readers a fascinating look into the creative compulsions shared by the scientist and the artist. Reading tour.

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Citations

  • Booklist, 03/01/1996, Page 1112
  • Library Journal, 03/15/1996, Page 93
  • Library Journal Prepub Alert, 12/01/1995, Page 80
  • Publishers Weekly, 03/04/1996, Page 60

About the author

ALAN LIGHTMAN is the author of seven novels, including the international best seller Einstein's Dreams and The Diagnosis, a finalist for the National Book Award. He has taught at Harvard and at MIT, where he was the first person to receive a dual faculty appointment in science and the humanities. He is the host of the public television series Searching: Our Quest for Meaning in the Age of Science. He is a professor of the practice of the humanities at MIT.