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 per cent 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
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Höhe: 216 mm
Breite: 141 mm
Dicke: 15 mm
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978-0-471-40734-8 (9780471407348)
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A. K. Dewdney, Ph.D., is the author of several critically acclaimed math and science books, including The Armchair Universe and The Planiverse: Computer Contact with a Two--Dimensional World.
Preface. 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.
