The Constants of Nature: The Numbers That Encode the Deepest Secrets of the Universe (Vintage) - Softcover

"Fascinating. The siren song of constants has drawn the greatest minds of physics and cosmology." -The Washington Post Book World

"Barrow's familiarity with the material allows him to glide from Pascal to Pasadena in smooth, informative paragraphs." -Economist

"Barrow is a fantastic storyteller. The book is full of wonderful moments, vignettes that you will want to remember." -The Guardian

"Barrow's appeal lies in a winning way with historical anecdote and apt quotation and a forceful eloquence, when it comes to the most mind-boggling thoughts, that irresistibly sweeps you along." -Daily Telegraph (London)

A leading physicist and author of Theories of Everything describes what the constants of nature--the numbers that define the universe--tell us about the inner workings of the world around us and reveals how, despite our expertise at measuring the values of such constants, we cannot explain or predict them. Reprint. 15,000 first printing.