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. 

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

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