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Title: degenerating brilliance
Review: Unfortunately it is not uncommon for brilliance to degenerate into self-absorbed delusions of grandeur in later life...but it is sad and embarrasing for the rest of us to watch. At least he is protected by his own "belle indifference" to reality. There are still nuggets of interest in the book but it is doubtful they are worth searching out in this tedious tome. There really is no new science here that others aren't already developing with more substance. The alarming thing is how many major publications are giving such rave reviews and comparing him with Newton and Einstein (who also completed their best work when young). What pop slop. Try the more intelligent reviews like Physics Today...and this reviewer is being KIND (so am I).
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