The impossible man : (Record no. 3094841)
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| 003 - CONTROL NUMBER IDENTIFIER | |
| control field | JGU |
| 005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION | |
| control field | 20250304162317.0 |
| 008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION | |
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| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9781838959326 |
| Qualifying information | hbk. |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Language of cataloging | eng |
| Transcribing agency | JGU |
| 041 ## - LANGUAGE CODE | |
| Language code of text/sound track or separate title | eng |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Barss, Patchen, |
| Relator term | author |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | The impossible man : |
| Remainder of title | Roger Penrose and the cost of genius / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc | Patchen Barss. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc | London : |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc | Atlantic Books |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc | 2024. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | "As a little boy, Roger Penrose and his father discovered a sundial in a clearing behind their home. In that machine made of light, shadow, and time, six-year-old Roger discovered a "world behind the world" of transcendently beautiful geometry, beginning a journey toward becoming one of the world's most influential mathematicians, philosophers, and physicists. In the years to come, Penrose earned a Nobel Prize, a knighthood, and dozens of other prestigious honors. He proved the limitations of general relativity, and he set a new agenda for theoretical physics. However, as Patchen Barss documents in The Impossible Man, success came at a price. Penrose's longing for knowledge was matched only by his inability to understand those around him, and he struggled to connect with friends, family, and especially the women in his life. His final years have been spent alone with his research, intentionally cut off from the people who loved him. Erudite and deeply moving, The Impossible Man intimately depicts the relationship between Penrose the scientist and Roger the human being. It reveals the tragic cost-to himself and those closest to him-of Roger Penrose's extraordinary life"-- |
| 600 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Penrose, Roger. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Mathematicians--England--Biography. |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Source of classification or shelving scheme | Damaged status | Not for loan | Collection code | Koha item type | Home library | Current library | Shelving location | Full call number | Barcode | Total Checkouts | Date last seen |
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| Dewey Decimal Classification | General Books | OPJGU Sonepat- Campus | OPJGU Sonepat- Campus | Main Library | 510.92 BA-I | 155697 | 04/03/2025 |