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The Harmony of the Universe

The Leonard Lopate Show | Jul 21, 2015

The hallmarks of the universe embody symmetry, harmony, balance, proportion, and economy, which is at the heart of what we find aesthetically pleasing and inspiring. In A Beautiful Question: Finding Nature’s Deep Design, Nobel laureate Frank Wilczek argues that beauty has been the heart of scientific pursuit from Pythagoras to Galileo, Newton, Maxwell, and Einstein. 

Events

Frank Wilczek will be in conversation with Glennys Farrar at Pioneer Works, July 22 at 7:30 p.m.

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