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Parisi, Giorgio.
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Parisi, Giorgio -- Philosophy.
Physics -- Philosophy.
Starlings.
System analysis.
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Parisi, Giorgio.
Parisi, Giorgio -- Philosophy.
Physics -- Philosophy.
Starlings.
System analysis.
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In a
flight
of
starlings
: the wonders of complex systems /
Giorgio
Parisi
; in collaboration with Anna
Parisi
; translated by Simon Carnell.
by
Parisi
,
Giorgio
.
Penguin Press, 2023.
Call #:
530.01 P234i
Subjects
Parisi
,
Giorgio
-- Philosophy.
Physics -- Philosophy.
Starlings
.
System analysis.
ISBN:
9780593493151 (hc)
Uniform title:
In un volo di storni. English
Description:
xi, 132 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Notes:
"Copyright ℗♭ 2021 by Mondadori Libri S.p.A., Milano. Translation copyright ℗♭ 2023 by Simon Carnell ... Originally published in Italian under the title In un volo di storni by Rizzoli, Milan"--Copyright page.
Text in English, translated from the Italian.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 121-124) and index.
Summary:
"From the 2021 Nobel Prize winner in Physics, an enlightening and personal journey into the practice of groundbreaking science. In a
Flight
of
Starlings
, already a #1 bestseller in his native Italy, celebrated physicist
Giorgio
Parisi
guides us through his unorthodox yet exhilarating work: investigating the principles of physics by observing the
flight
of flocks of birds. Studying the movements of these communities, he has realized, proves an illuminating way into understanding complex systems of all kinds--collections of everything from atoms and planets to other animals like ourselves. Along the way, he reflects on the lessons he's taken from a life in pursuit of scientific truth: the importance of serendipity to the discovery of new ideas, the surprising kinship between physics and other disciplines, and the value of science to a thriving society. In so doing, he removes the practice of science from the confines of the laboratory and into the real world. Part elegant scientific treatise, part thrilling journey of discovery, In a
Flight
of
Starlings
is an invitation to find wonder in the world around us."--Publisher.
Other authors:
Parisi
, Anna (Writer on science)
Carnell, Simon, 1962-
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