by Martin Gardner · Salvat · tapa dura · ISBN 9788434573529
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«Izquierda y derecha en el cosmos» is a popular science work by Martin Gardner, published by Salvat in hardback (232 pages, in Spanish).
The work explains why left and right are not equivalent in nature: from mirror symmetry and the asymmetry of molecules to the violation of parity in particle physics, with its implications for astronomy and the structure of the cosmos.
Number 45 of the Salvat collection, published in 1972. It belongs to the science category.
For readers curious about physics and astronomy who enjoy classic popular science and topics of symmetry and parity.
Martin Gardner was an American writer on popular mathematics and popular science. His interests also encompassed magic, scientific skepticism, micromagic, philosophy, religion, and literature – especially the writings of Lewis Carroll, L. Frank Baum, and G. K. Chesterton. He was a leading authority on Lewis Carroll; The Annotated Alice, which incorporated the text of Carroll's two Alice books, was his most successful work and sold over a million copies. He had a lifelong interest in magic and illusion and in 1999, MAGIC magazine named him as one of the "100 Most Influential Magicians of the Twentieth Century". He was considered the doyen of American puzzlers. He was a prolific and versatile author, publishing more than 100 books.
