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The Jazz of Physics: The Secret Link Between Music and the Structure of the Universe
Contributor(s): Alexander, Stephon (Author)

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ISBN: 0465093574     ISBN-13: 9780465093571
Publisher: Basic Books
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Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: December 2017
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BISAC Categories:
- Young Adult Nonfiction | People & Places - United States - African American
- Young Adult Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Science & Technology
- Young Adult Nonfiction | Science & Nature - Astronomy
Dewey: 523.1
Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.5" W x 8.2" L (0.52 lbs) 272 pages
Themes:
- Ethnic Orientation - African American
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A spectacular musical and scientific journey from the Bronx to the cosmic horizon that reveals the astonishing links between jazz, science, Einstein, and Coltrane

More than fifty years ago, John Coltrane drew the twelve musical notes in a circle and connected them by straight lines, forming a five-pointed star. Inspired by Einstein, Coltrane put physics and geometry at the core of his music.

Physicist and jazz musician Stephon Alexander follows suit, using jazz to answer physics' most vexing questions about the past and future of the universe. Following the great minds that first drew the links between music and physics-a list including Pythagoras, Kepler, Newton, Einstein, and Rakim -- The Jazz of Physics reveals that the ancient poetic idea of the Music of the Spheres, taken seriously, clarifies confounding issues in physics.

The Jazz of Physics will fascinate and inspire anyone interested in the mysteries of our universe, music, and life itself.

 
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