The second kind of impossible : the extraordinary quest for a new form of matter / Paul J. Steinhardt.

"One of the most fascinating scientific detective stories of the last fifty years, an exciting quest for a new form of matter. The Second Kind of Impossible reads like James Gleick's Chaos combined with an Indiana Jones adventure"-- "One or the most stunning scientific detective stories of the last...

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Main Author:	Steinhardt, Paul J. (Author)
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Simon & Schuster, [2019]
Edition:	First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
Subjects:	Solid state physics. Physicists > Diaries. Interstellar matter. Matter. Physicists. BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Science & Technology. SCIENCE / Physics / Crystallography. Diaries.
Genre:	Diaries.
Physical Description:	viii, 387 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 22 cm
Format:	Book