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The Trouble with Physics

2006 essay by Lee Smolin
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The Trouble with Physics

Summary

The Trouble with Physics is a written work[1]. It ranks in the top 8% of written_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (80 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Trouble with Physics authored Lee Smolin[3].
  • The Trouble with Physics's instance of is recorded as written work[4].
  • The Trouble with Physics was published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt[5].
  • The Trouble with Physics's genre is science[6].
  • The Trouble with Physics's genre is essay[7].
  • The Trouble with Physics followed Three Roads to Quantum Gravity[8].
  • The Trouble with Physics was followed by Time Reborn[9].
  • The Trouble with Physics's language of work or name is recorded as English[10].
  • The Trouble with Physics's country of origin is recorded as United States[11].
  • The Trouble with Physics was published on 2006[12].
  • The Trouble with Physics's has edition or translation is recorded as The Trouble with Physics[13].
  • The Trouble with Physics's main subject is science[14].
  • The Trouble with Physics's title is recorded as The Trouble with Physics[15].

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Designation and Status

The Trouble with Physics's instance of is recorded as written work[4].

Why It Matters

The Trouble with Physics ranks in the top 8% of written_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (80 views/month).[2] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 14w ago · Trade · 2026-06-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date → +2006-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Title → The Trouble with Physics
    Open library id → OL3283827W
    Genre → science, essay
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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