1. In Search of Beauty

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents ix
3. Foreword xi
4. Preface 1999 xv
5. Preface xvii
6. Acknowledgments xix
7. I. Symmetry and Design
8. 1. In Search of Beauty 3
9. 2. Symmetry and Simplicity 8
10. 3. The Far Side of the Mirror 22
11. II. Einstein's Legacy
12. 4. Marriage of Time and Space 51
13. 5. A Happy Thought 76
14. 6. Symmetry Dictates Design 95
15. III. Into The Limelight
16. 7. Where the Action Is Not 103
17. 8. The Lady and the Tyger 113
18. 9. Learning to Read the Great Book 122
19. 10. Symmetry Triumphs 133
20. IV. To Know His Thoughts
21. 11. The Eightfold Path in the Forest of the Night 153
22. 12. The Revenge of Art 185
23. 13. The Ultimate Design Problem 210
24. 14. Unity of Forces 228
25. 15. The Rise of Hubris 255
26. 16. The Mind of the Creator 275
27. Afterword 285
28. Appendix to Chapter 9 297
29. Appendix to the Afterword 301
30. Notes 321
31. Index 345