Decoding the Universe
How the New Science of Information Is Explaining Everythingin the Cosmos, fromOur Brains to Black Holes
Published on 30. January 2007
304 pages
978-1-101-20127-5 (ISBN)
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The author of Zero explains the scientific revolution that is transforming the way we understand our world
Previously the domain of philosophers and linguists, information theory has now moved beyond the province of code breakers to become the crucial science of our time. In Decoding the Universe, Charles Seife draws on his gift for making cutting-edge science accessible to explain how this new tool is deciphering everything from the purpose of our DNA to the parallel universes of our Byzantine cosmos. The result is an exhilarating adventure that deftly combines cryptology, physics, biology, and mathematics to cast light on the new understanding of the laws that govern life and the universe.
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Charles Seife
Decoding the Universe
How the New Science of Information Is Explaining Everythingin the Cosmos, fromOu r Brains to Black Holes
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01/2007
Penguin USA
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Charles Seife
Decoding the Universe
How the New Science of Information Is Explaining Everything in the Cosmos, Fromour Brains to Black Holes
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02/2006
Viking Books
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Charles Seife is the author of five previous books, including Proofiness and Zero, which won the PEN/Martha Albrand Award for first nonfiction and was a New York Times notable book. He has written for a wide variety of publications, including The New York Times, Wired, New Scientist, Science, Scientific American, and The Economist. He is a professor of journalism at New York University and lives in New York City.
