{"product_id":"book-jbw2","title":"The Impossible Man","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe first biography-\"a stunning achievement\" (Kai Bird, \u003cem\u003eAmerican Prometheus\u003c\/em\u003e)-of the dazzling and painful life of Nobel Prize-winning physicist Roger Penrose\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePenrose 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 \u003cem\u003eThe Impossible Man\u003c\/em\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBoth erudite and poetic, \u003cem\u003eThe Impossible Man \u003c\/em\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. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Blackstone Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49277711581488,"sku":"BDjbw2","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio CD","offer_id":49277711614256,"sku":"ZEjbw2","price":45.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio MP3-CD","offer_id":49277711647024,"sku":"ZMjbw2","price":35.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/jbw2-Square-cover.jpg?v=1776014853","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-jbw2","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}