Includes bibliographical references (pages 321-343) and index.
Contents
Part I: Symmetery and design -- In search of beauty -- Symmetry and simplicity -- The far side of the mirror -- Part II: Einstein's legacy -- Marriage of time and space -- A happy thought -- Symmetry dictates design -- Part III: Into the limelight -- Where the action is not -- The lady and the tyger -- Learning to read the great book -- Symmetry triumphs -- Part IV: To know his thoughts -- The eightfold path in the forest of the night -- The revenge of art -- The ultimate design problem -- Unity of forces -- The rist of hubris -- The mind of the creator.