title: A New Science: From Light To Eternity
author:  Mukesh Prasad 
description: "<i>From Light to Eternity</i> casts aside some commonly accepted theories about the universe to present startling alternatives in language that is accessible to lay readers and subject-matter experts alike ... <br /><br />Clear, simple illustrations enhance the text and help to make complex topics readily understandable ...<br /><br />Prasad is obviously passionate about his subject, and deeply concerned about the direction of current scientific research. His book is well written, attractive, and inviting. Extensive footnotes add depth and clarity to the reading experience... <br /><br />...a way to make the results of transparent, open scientific investigation understandable and available to interested laypeople, students, and fellow scientists alike--and in this he succeeds admirably." <b>- Foreword Clarion Reviews</b><br /><br />forewordreviews.com/reviews/a-new-science/
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  > > > > > > A beginning is the time for taking the
  
  
  most delicate care that the balances are
  
  
  correct. This every sister of the Bene
  
  
  Gesserit knows. To begin your study of
  
  
  the life of Muad‘Dib, then, take care that
  
  
  you first place him in his time: born in the
  
  
  57th year of the Padishah Emperor,
  
  
  Shaddam IV. And take the most special
  
  
  care that you locate Muad’Dib in his
  
  
  place: the planet Arrakis. Do not be
  
  
  deceived by the fact that he was bom on
  
  
  Caladan and lived his first fifteen years
  
  
  there. Arrakis, the planet known as
  
  
  > > > > > > To attempt an understanding of
  
  
  Muad‘Dib without understanding his
  
  
  mortal enemies, the Harkonnens, is to
  
  
  attempt seeing Truth without knowing
  
  
  Falsehood. It is the attempt to see the
  
  
  Light without knowing Darkness. It 