Conjuring the universe: the origins of the laws of nature
Peter Atkins’ latest book is an ’elegant love letter’ to the simplicity and beauty of the mathematics that govern our universe
Peter Atkins is not a name associated with the meek or the mundane. Among his publications are titles such as What is chemistry? and On being: a scientist’s exploration of the great questions of existence, and of course the eponomous Atkins’ physical chemistry that has been a student mainstay for decades (OUP published its 11th edition earlier this year). Atkins doesn’t deal in small topics. And his latest offering, Conjuring the universe, does not disappoint.