{"product_id":"the-shape-of-a-life-by-steve-nadis-9780300235906","title":"The Shape of a Life","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Fields medalist recounts his lifelong transnational effort to uncover the geometric shape\u003c\/b\u003e—\u003cb\u003ethe Calabi-Yau manifold\u003c\/b\u003e—\u003cb\u003ethat may store the hidden dimensions of our universe.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e“An unexpectedly intimate look into a highly accomplished man, his colleagues and friends, the development of a new field of geometric analysis, and a glimpse into a truly uncommon mind.”—Nina MacLaughlin, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e“Engaging, eminently readable . . . For those with a taste for elegant and largely jargon-free explanations of mathematics, \u003ci\u003eThe Shape of a Life\u003c\/i\u003e promises hours of rewarding reading.”—Judith Goodstein, \u003ci\u003eAmerican Scientist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHarvard geometer and Fields medalist Shing-Tung Yau has provided a mathematical foundation for string theory, offered new insights into black holes, and mathematically demonstrated the stability of our universe. In this autobiography, Yau reflects on his improbable journey to becoming one of the world’s most distinguished mathematicians.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBeginning with an impoverished childhood in China and Hong Kong, Yau takes readers through his doctoral studies at Berkeley during the height of the Vietnam War protests, his Fields Medal–winning proof of the Calabi conjecture, his return to China, and his pioneering work in geometric analysis. This new branch of geometry, which Yau built up with his friends and colleagues, has paved the way for solutions to several important and previously intransigent problems.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith complicated ideas explained for a broad audience, this book offers readers not only insights into the life of an eminent mathematician, but also an accessible way to understand advanced and highly abstract concepts in mathematics and theoretical physics.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46855893025004,"sku":"9780300235906","price":47.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/24356803482294.jpg?v=1759282050","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/the-shape-of-a-life-by-steve-nadis-9780300235906","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}