In this memoir for the ages, the internationally renowned MIT
professor James H. Williams, Jr. poses the breathtaking question
What happens to the love between two people when they die?" To
answer his question, he explores four very different loving
relationships with four very different females and plumbs the
depths of modern cosmology and physics. Via lovions quantum packets
of love Professor Williams concludes that mutually intense love can
indeed be eternal.
Advance Praise (Short Version)
]a beautifully written memoir]
]powerful and creative]
]A brilliantly thought-provoking masterwork.
Advance Praise (Extended Version)
When so much writing about love is cheap or superficial, it is a
great and overdue pleasure to have this book by James H. Williams,
Jr. Though his book is startling and exciting in its implications
and clearly written from the heart, Professor Williams has also
trained his powerful intellect and impressive scientific training
on the vexed issue of love's essence and its sources to argue
plausibly and scientifically! that love is eternal.
I have never read a book like this before. It is truly
one-of-a-kind, but the magic of the book is to leave you feeling
more powerfully bound to those you love. If you have ever loved
anyone deeply, you will not forget this book. A brilliantly
thought-provoking masterwork.
Andrew Szanton, coauthor of Have No Fear, the acclaimed memoir of
civil rights leader Charles Evers
This is a beautifully written memoir by an esteemed engineering
professor at MIT that offers a fascinating, plausible and
accessible scientific explanation of a subject that for thousands
of years has been deemed the province not of science but of the
arts love. To do so, he examines the rich relationships he shares
with four women and then uses his unique perspective and impressive
education to bridge the gap between philosophy and science. In
doing so, he suggests a surprising explanation for some of the
greatest mysteries of the universe and answers one of the most
perplexing questions of all: What is love?
Mitchell Zuckoff, Professor of Journalism, Boston University, and
author of Ponzis Scheme (and the forthcoming Robert Altman: An Oral
Biography)
This book is powerful and creative, exploring aspects of the
human condition that require courage and sensitivity rolled into
one. Professor Williamss vast and eclectic talents make such an
exploration possible for readers whose minds will be stretched.
Intrafamilial love is complicated and complex, yet Professor
Williams has taken our understanding to a new plateau. D. H.
Lawrence dealt with similar themes in his Sons and Lovers, but not
as adeptly or artfully in my estimation.
Kenneth R. Manning, Thomas Meloy Professor of Rhetoric and the
History of Science, MIT, and author of Black Apollo of Science: the
Life of Ernest Everett Just
General
Imprint: |
Composites & Mechanics
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
March 2009 |
First published: |
March 2009 |
Authors: |
James H. Williams Jr
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Dimensions: |
242 x 192 x 8mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
Pages: |
112 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-615-26813-2 |
Categories: |
Books
|
LSN: |
0-615-26813-7 |
Barcode: |
9780615268132 |
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