{"product_id":"the-impossible-man","title":"The Impossible Man: Roger Penrose and the Cost of Genius","description":"\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker \u003c\/i\u003eBest Book of 2024\u003cbr\u003e A \u003ci\u003eGlobe and Mail \u003c\/i\u003eBest Book of 2024\u003cbr\u003e A \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times \u003c\/i\u003eBest Book of 2024\u003cbr\u003e A \u003ci\u003eKirkus \u003c\/i\u003eBest Book of 2024\u003cbr\u003e A \u003ci\u003eDaily Telegraph \u003c\/i\u003eBest Book of 2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e A \"beautifully composed and revealing\" (\u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e) biography of the dazzling and painful life of Nobel Prize–winning physicist Roger Penrose—\"a stunning achievement\" (Kai Bird, \u003ci\u003eAmerican Prometheus\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e When he was six years old, Roger Penrose discovered a sundial in a clearing near his house. Through that machine made of light, shadow, and time, Roger glimpsed a “world behind the world” of transcendently beautiful geometry. It spurred him on a journey to become one of the world’s most influential mathematicians, philosophers, and physicists. \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Penrose would prove the limitations of general relativity, set a new agenda for theoretical physics, and astound colleagues and admirers with the elegance and beauty of his discoveries. However, as Patchen Barss documents in \u003ci\u003eThe Impossible Man\u003c\/i\u003e, success came at a price: He was attuned to the secrets of the universe, but struggled to connect with loved ones, especially the women who care for or worked with him.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Both erudite and poetic, \u003ci\u003eThe Impossible Man \u003c\/i\u003edraws on years of research and interviews, as well as previously unopened archives to present a moving portrait of Penrose the Nobel Prize-winning scientist and Roger the human being. It reveals not just the extraordinary life of Roger Penrose, but asks who gets to be a genius, and who makes the sacrifices that allow one man to be one.","brand":"None","offers":[{"title":"Couverture rigide","offer_id":46160259842225,"sku":"9781541603660","price":42.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Livre numérique Kobo","offer_id":46160259874993,"sku":"70a4f351-a5ff-3bba-aaa5-5d9fdc6e007a","price":25.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0655\/8980\/5233\/files\/1_10fc182c-4b2c-464b-963c-cea61fb12a16.jpg?v=1763715739","url":"https:\/\/www.indigo.ca\/fr\/products\/the-impossible-man","provider":"Indigo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}