{"product_id":"the-impossible-man-roger-penrose-and-the-cost-of-genius-9781541603660","title":"The Impossible Man: Roger Penrose and the Cost of Genius","description":"\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker \u003c\/i\u003eBest Book of 2024 \u003cbr\u003e A \u003ci\u003eGlobe and Mail \u003c\/i\u003eBest Book of 2024 \u003cbr\u003e A \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times \u003c\/i\u003eBest Book of 2024 \u003cbr\u003e A \u003ci\u003eKirkus \u003c\/i\u003eBest Book of 2024 \u003cbr\u003e A \u003ci\u003eDaily Telegraph \u003c\/i\u003eBest Book of 2024 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e A \"beautifully composed and revealing\" (\u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e) biography of the dazzling and painful life of Nobel Prize-winning physicist Roger Penrose--\"a stunning achievement\" (Kai Bird, \u003ci\u003eAmerican Prometheus\u003c\/i\u003e). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e When he was six years old, Roger Penrose discovered a sundial in a clearing near his house. Through that machine made of light, shadow, and time, Roger glimpsed a \"world behind the world\" of transcendently beautiful geometry. It spurred him on a journey to become one of the world's most influential mathematicians, philosophers, and physicists. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Penrose would prove the limitations of general relativity, set a new agenda for theoretical physics, and astound colleagues and admirers with the elegance and beauty of his discoveries. However, as Patchen Barss documents in \u003ci\u003eThe Impossible Man\u003c\/i\u003e, success came at a price: He was attuned to the secrets of the universe, but struggled to connect with loved ones, especially the women who care for or worked with him. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Both erudite and poetic, \u003ci\u003eThe Impossible Man \u003c\/i\u003edraws on years of research and interviews, as well as previously unopened archives to present a moving portrait of Penrose the Nobel Prize-winning scientist and Roger the human being. It reveals not just the extraordinary life of Roger Penrose, but asks who gets to be a genius, and who makes the sacrifices that allow one man to be one.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Patchen Barss\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Basic Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/12\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.2lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.30w x 1.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781541603660","brand":"Ripon Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44149186199597,"sku":"9781541603660","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0681\/0501\/1245\/files\/img_f6dc5a7e-ac70-4f64-b9bd-ba7fb4f2bd8a.jpg?v=1757276228","url":"https:\/\/riponbookstore.com\/products\/the-impossible-man-roger-penrose-and-the-cost-of-genius-9781541603660","provider":"Ripon Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}