Contemporary Physics and the Limits of Knowledge"An elegant read for anyone interested in understanding modern physics. Tavel has a genuine knack for making the difficult and obscure clear and exciting." Joseph C. Pitt, author of Thinking about Technology "You will never look at scientific theories in the same way again." John Hubiscz, North Carolina State University Introductory physics is not often a popular class among liberal arts majors. With its lively prose and analogies from the arts,