In 1994, SFI co-founder Murray Gell-Mann published his only book, The Quark & the Jaguar.
Now available in electronic formats through the SFI Press, the book examines the laws of physics and the complexity of the natural world through Gell-Mann’s uniquely personal and unifying vision.
“The world of the quark has everything to do / with a jaguar circling in the night.” When titling his only book-length work, the late Nobel laureate Murray Gell-Mann drew inspiration from a line of poetry by Arthur Sze. Gell-Mann’s curiosity and passion for the world spanned the micro to the macro — from subatomic particles to our collective responsibility to the planet we call home. The Quark & the Jaguar, originally published in 1994, conveys his love for physics and linguistics, ecology and conservation, avian life and complex systems. Between December 15, 2023, and January 5, 2024, the SFI Press edition is available as a free download.
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