A Mathematical Mystery Tour - A. K. Dewdney

A Mathematical Mystery Tour

Discovering the Truth and Beauty of the Cosmos

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Buch | Hardcover
218 Seiten
1999
John Wiley & Sons Inc (Verlag)
978-0-471-23847-8 (ISBN)
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Praise for A.K. Dewdney Yes, We Have No Neutrons "We need more books like this-especially if they're this much fun to read. " -Wired "Dewdney manages to make this catalog of error entertaining as well as instructive; good medicine for both skeptics and true believers.
Praise for A. K. Dewdney Yes, We Have No Neutrons "We need more books like this-especially if they're this much fun to read." -Wired "Dewdney manages to make this catalog of error entertaining as well as instructive; good medicine for both skeptics and true believers." -Kirkus Reviews "Written with wit and a touch of pathos-and sure to please science lovers." -Publishers Weekly 200% of Nothing "It is impossible to read this timely, important book without enjoyment and eye-opening enlightenment." -Martin Gardner "An entertaining, stinging expose." -Publishers Weekly

A. K. DEWDNEY, Ph,D., is the author of several critically acclaimed math and science books, including Yes, We Have No Neutrons, 200% of Nothing, The Armchair Universe, and The Planiverse: Computer Contact with a Two-Dimensional World.

Point of Departure. THE HOLOS. Death of a Dream. The Birth of a Theorem. THE SUPERIOR WORLD. Al Jabr. The Spheres. THE VANISHING ACT. The Message. The Ultimate Reality. THE ENGINES OF THOUGHT. Horping Zooks. Mind Machines. Epilogue: Cosmos and Holos. Index.

Erscheint lt. Verlag 12.3.1999
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Verlagsort New York
Sprache englisch
Maße 147 x 226 mm
Gewicht 438 g
Einbandart gebunden
Themenwelt Mathematik / Informatik Mathematik Geschichte der Mathematik
Naturwissenschaften
ISBN-10 0-471-23847-3 / 0471238473
ISBN-13 978-0-471-23847-8 / 9780471238478
Zustand Neuware
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