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Beyond Reason: Eight Great Problems That Reveal the Limits of Science
by Dewdney, A. K. | HC | VeryGood
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Publisher
Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, John
ISBN-10
0471013986
ISBN-13
9780471013983
eBay Product ID (ePID)
5942974
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
240 Pages
Publication Name
Beyond Reason : Eight Great Problems That Reveal the Limits of Science
Language
English
Publication Year
2004
Subject
History & Philosophy, General
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Mathematics, Science
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
0.8 in
Item Weight
14.7 Oz
Item Length
9.4 in
Item Width
6.3 in
Additional Product Features
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Trade
LCCN
2004-004220
Dewey Edition
22
Reviews
"...appropriate for general readership...should prove as popular as his other books..." ( Short Book Reviews , Vol.24, No.3, December 2004) "...an intelligent book with considerable enthusiasm..." ( Materials World , Vol.13, No.1) "...one of the most rewarding science reads I have had the pleasure of in a long time...." (Chemistry & Industry , 17 January 2005) "...fascinating...keeps firmly to the areas of science where the impossibility is demonstrable." ( Fortean Times , No 189, November 2004) "...looks closely at eight great problems that reveal the limits of science..." ( Materials World , September 2004) Dewdney ( A Mathematical Mystery Tour ), best known for the Scientific American column "Computer Recreations," which he wrote for eight years, sets an impressive goal for himself: "to discover how physical reality depends on mathematical reality, and to examine how mathematical reality manifests itself." He attempts to do this by outlining four problems in the physical realm and four in the mathematical realm that he believes can never be solved. The topics he discusses are largely of great interest to science and math buffs: perpetual motion, the speed of light, Heisenberg's uncertainty principle, chaos theory, squaring the circle, unprovable but true mathematical theorems, "simple" problems that no computer program can solve, and the fact that some mathematical problems would require an infinite amount of computer time to solve. In his chapter on chaos theory, for example, Dewdney does a very nice job of explaining why we will never be able to predict the weather accurately more than four days in advance. The problem throughout the book, however, is that he alternates between colorful prose or explanations of basic terms (such as "primary number") and relatively dense mathematics (transcendental and transfinite numbers), never settling on who the appropriate audience for this study might be. B&w illus. Agent, Linda McKnight. (May) ( Publishers Weekly , April 5th, 2004), "...appropriate for general readership...should prove as popular as his other books..." ( Short Book Reviews , Vol.24, No.3, December 2004) "...an intelligent book with considerable enthusiasm..." ( Materials World , Vol.13, No.1) "...one of the most rewarding science reads I have had the pleasure of in a long time...." (Chemistry & Industry , 17 January 2005) "...fascinating...keeps firmly to the areas of science where the impossibility is demonstrable." ( Fortean Times , No 189, November 2004) "...looks closely at eight great problems that reveal the limits of science..." ( Materials World , September 2004)
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Dewey Decimal
500
Table Of Content
Introduction: Where Reason Cannot Go. Math in the Cosmos. 1. The Energy Drain: Impossible Machines. 2. The Cosmic Limit: Unreachable Speeds. 3. The Quantum Curtain: Unknowable Particles. 4. The Edge of Chaos: Unpredictable Systems. Math in the Holos. 5. The Circular Crypt: Unconstructable Figures. 6. The Chains of Reason: Unprovable Theorems. 7. The Computer Treadmill: Impossible Programs. 8. The Big-O Bottleneck: Intractable Problems. References. Further Reading. Index.
Synopsis
A mind-bending excursion to the limits of science and mathematics Are some scientific problems insoluble? In Beyond Reason, internationally acclaimed math and science author A. K. Dewdney answers this question by examining eight insurmountable mathematical and scientific roadblocks that have stumped thinkers across the centuries, from ancient mathematical conundrums such as "squaring the circle," first attempted by the Pythagoreans, to G'del's vexing theorem, from perpetual motion to the upredictable behavior of chaotic systems such as the weather. A. K. Dewdney, PhD (Ontario, Canada), was the author of Scientific American's "Computer Recreations" column for eight years. He has written several critically acclaimed popular math and science books, including A Mathematical Mystery Tour (0-471-40734-8); Yes, We Have No Neutrons (0-471-29586-8); and 200% of Nothing (0-471-14574-2)., Are some scientific problems insoluble? Are there aspects of the universe, such as the true nature of consciousness, that will forever be beyond the grasp of science? In Beyond Reason, internationally acclaimed maths and science author A.K., A mind-bending excursion to the limits of science and mathematics Are some scientific problems insoluble? In Beyond Reason, internationally acclaimed math and science author A. K. Dewdney answers this question by examining eight insurmountable mathematical and scientific roadblocks that have stumped thinkers across the centuries, from ancient mathematical conundrums such as squaring the circle, first attempted by the Pythagoreans, to G?del's vexing theorem, from perpetual motion to the upredictable behavior of chaotic systems such as the weather. A. K. Dewdney, PhD (Ontario, Canada), was the author of Scientific American's Computer Recreations column for eight years. He has written several critically acclaimed popular math and science books, including A Mathematical Mystery Tour (0-471-40734-8); Yes, We Have No Neutrons (0-471-29586-8); and 200% of Nothing (0-471-14574-2)., PRAISE FOR A.K. DEWDNEYS PREVIOUS WORKS 200% of Nothing "It is impossible to read this timely, important book without enjoyment and eye-opening enlightment." - Martin Gardner "In todays world innumeracy is an even greater danger than illiteracy, and is perhaps more common.... I hope that this wise and witty book will provide cures where they are possible, and warnings where they are necessary. Its also a lot of fun. I can guarantee that 100 percent." - Arthur C. Clarke Yes, We Have No Neutrons "We need more books like this-especially if theyre this much fun to read."- Wired "Written with wit and a touch of pathos-and sure to please science lovers." - Publishers Weekly The Planiverse "Its not everyone who gets to design a universe from scratch but A.K. Dewdney has done just that."- The Boston Globe "Once you have been captivated by the two-dimensional Ardean world, the problems facing its difficult technology haunt you, begging for more solutions. Arde easily becomes a puzzle without end." - The New York Times A Mathematical Mystery Tour "Dewdney spins an absorbing narrative...an amenable introduction to a difficult subject." - Publishers Weekly
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Q173.D49 2004
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