Passages

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Hailed by the *New York Times Book Review* as an "engaging and remarkably clear account" and a *New York Times* Notable Book, Lisa Randall's *Warped Passages* explores the startling possibility of hidden dimensions and even parallel universes beyond our familiar three. Leading theoretical physicist Randall demystifies complex science, tracing the arc of discovery from early 20th-century breakthroughs to the razor’s edge of today’s particle physics and string theory. She unravels current debates about relativity, quantum mechanics, and gravity, explaining how the existence of warped dimensions could resolve cosmic quandaries, how we might prove their presence, and what profound questions still remain.