The Second Kind of Impossible

My B.Tech. was in Engineering Physics, yet till I read this book - I only imagined process of academic research to be a solitary endeavor that is done either in a lab somewhere or in front of computer screen.

This book shatters that myth, as it tells the fascinating adventure that went behind discovery of Quasi-crystals.

The science and math behind this new phase of 'impossible' matter - is absolutely fantastic in itself. But, the story of how it happened is no less than a detective thriller - it spans continents and ages, consists of fascinating characters such as noble prize winning scientists, smugglers, pilfering mineral collectors, KGB threats, expeditions to the remote mountains of Russian Tundra - ultimately revealing mysteries of universe, formation of solar system and fundamentals of matter.

Ultimately it is a clarion call to researchers and academics to chase 'impossible' rather than take safe bets. I being an entrepreneur read it as as an inspiring tale to do whatever it takes to make your dreams happen.

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