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Science 8 September 2006:
Vol. 313. no. 5792, p. 1391
DOI: 10.1126/science.1130369
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PHYSICS:
The Universe, Too Quickly Toured

Sean M. Carroll

The Quantum Zoo
A Tourist's Guide to the Neverending Universe
Marcus Chown
Joseph Henry Press (National Academies Press), Washington, DC, 2006. 212 pp. $24.95, C$27.95. ISBN 0-309-09622-7.
Writing for a broad, popular audience, Chown offers an entertaining description of two key strands of modern physics: quantum mechanics and relativity.
The reviewer is at the Physics Department, California Institute of Technology 452-48, 1200 E. California Blvd, Pasadena, CA 91125, USA. Web site: http://preposterousuniverse.com

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