THE RATIONAL UNIVERSE

Name: THE RATIONAL UNIVERSE: EINSTEIN'S BEST IDEA by RALPH BOURNE
Author: RALPH BOURNE
ISBN: 1719843252

by RALPH BOURNE

3.5/5

Ralph Bourne's book argues that Einstein's greatest idea was his conviction that the universe operates according to rational, discoverable laws.

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RALPH BOURNE

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Ralph Bourne's *The Rational Universe* makes a thoughtful case for Einstein's philosophical rationalism as his most enduring contribution, but uneven treatment of quantum mechanics and a tendency to avoid its own harder questions keep it from reaching the first rank of popular science writing.

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