{"product_id":"the-impossible-man-by-patchen-barss-9781838959340","title":"The Impossible Man","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Guardian Best Science Book of the Year\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe first biography—'a stunning achievement' (Kai Bird, \u003cem\u003eAmerican Prometheus\u003c\/em\u003e)—of the dazzling and painful life of Nobel Prize-winning physicist Roger Penrose.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhen he was six years old, Roger Penrose discovered a sundial in a clearing near his house. Through that machine made of light, shadow, and time, Roger glimpsed a \"world behind the world\" of transcendently beautiful geometry. It spurred him on a journey to become one of the world's most influential mathematicians, philosophers, and physicists.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePenrose would prove the limitations of general relativity, set a new agenda for theoretical physics, and astound colleagues and admirers with the elegance and beauty of his discoveries. However, as Patchen Barss documents in \u003cem\u003eThe Impossible Man\u003c\/em\u003e, success came at a price: He was attuned to the secrets of the universe, but struggled to connect with loved ones, especially the women who cared for or worked with him.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBoth erudite and poetic, \u003cem\u003eThe Impossible Man\u003c\/em\u003e draws on years of research and interviews, as well as previously unopened archives, to present a moving portrait of Penrose the Nobel Prize-winning scientist and Roger the human being. It reveals not just the extraordinary life of Roger Penrose, but asks who gets to be a genius, and who makes the sacrifices that allow one man to be one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48147889291500,"sku":"9781838959340","price":29.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781838959340-the-impossible-man.jpg?v=1786452815","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/the-impossible-man-by-patchen-barss-9781838959340","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}