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15 produkter
Zero
The Biography of a Dangerous Idea
Häftad, 2000
123 kr
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A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOKThe Babylonians invented it, the Greeks banned it, the Hindus worshipped it, and the Christian Church used it to fend off heretics. Today it's a timebomb ticking in the heart of astrophysics. For zero, infinity's twin, is not like other numbers. It is both nothing and …
Alpha and Omega: The Search for the Beginning and End of the Universe
Häftad, 2004
345 kr
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Decoding the Universe: How the New Science of Information Is Explaining Everythingin the Cosmos, fromOur Brains to Black Holes
Häftad, 2007
356 kr
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Sun in a Bottle: The Strange History of Fusion and the Science of Wishful Thinking
Häftad, 2009
344 kr
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Virtual Unreality
Just Because the Internet Told You, How Do You Know It''s True?
E-bok, 2014
196 kr
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The bestselling author of Proofiness and Zero explains how to separate fact from fantasy in the digital world Digital information is a powerful tool that spreads unbelievably rapidly, infects all corners of society, and is all but impossible to control—even when that information is actually a lie. …
Sun in a Bottle
The Strange History of Fusion and the Science of Wishful Thinking
E-bok, 2008
180 kr
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With his knack for translating science into understandable, anecdotal prose and his trademark dry humor, award-winning science writer Charles Seife presents the first narrative account of the history of fusion for general readers in more than a decade. Tracing the story from its beginning into the …
Zero
The Biography of a Dangerous Idea
E-bok, 2000
219 kr
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Popular math at its most entertaining and enlightening. " Zero is really something"-Washington Post A New York Times Notable Book. The Babylonians invented it, the Greeks banned it, the Hindus worshiped it, and the Church used it to fend off heretics. Now it threatens the foundations of modern …
Decoding the Universe
How the New Science of Information Is Explaining Everythingin the Cosmos, fromOur Brains to Black Holes
E-bok, 2007
131 kr
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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 , …
Proofiness
How You''re Being Fooled by the Numbers
E-bok, 2010
229 kr
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The bestselling author of Zero shows how mathematical misinformation pervades-and shapes-our daily lives. According to MSNBC, having a child makes you stupid. You actually lose IQ points. Good Morning America has announced that natural blondes will be extinct within two hundred years. Pundits …
Alpha And Omega
The Search For The Beginning And The End Of The Universe
E-bok, 2011
147 kr
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Since A BRIEF HISTORY OF TIME scientists have been in the midst of a revolution in cosmology. Gradually, astronomers and physicists are answering questions that have plagued mankind since prehistory: how was the universe born, how will it end? They are even now peering into the cradle of the …
Zero
The Biography of a Dangerous Idea
E-bok, 2019
134 kr
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A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOKThe Babylonians invented it, the Greeks banned it, the Hindus worshipped it, and the Christian Church used it to fend off heretics. Today it''s a timebomb ticking in the heart of astrophysics. For zero, infinity''s twin, is not like other numbers. It is both nothing and …
