Achilles in the Quantum Universe: The Definitive History of Infinity
by Morris, Richard
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- 0805047794
- ISBN 13
- 9780805047790
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New York: Henry Holt & Company, 1997. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. New/New.
No Flaws or Blemishes; Gift Quality, Dust jacket in protective Mylar sleeve.. Acclaimed science writer Richard Morris guides the reader on a literate and clearly written tour of the efforts to make sense of the mind-bending concept of the infinite.
Starting with simple logical puzzles and progressing to the latest cosmological theories, he shows us how this very problem helped spawn groundbreaking theories such as relativity and quantum mechanics. Finally, we see how the possibility of infinite universes may hold answers to some of humankind's most fundamental questions.
No Flaws or Blemishes; Gift Quality, Dust jacket in protective Mylar sleeve.. Acclaimed science writer Richard Morris guides the reader on a literate and clearly written tour of the efforts to make sense of the mind-bending concept of the infinite.
Starting with simple logical puzzles and progressing to the latest cosmological theories, he shows us how this very problem helped spawn groundbreaking theories such as relativity and quantum mechanics. Finally, we see how the possibility of infinite universes may hold answers to some of humankind's most fundamental questions.
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- Title
- Achilles in the Quantum Universe: The Definitive History of Infinity
- Author
- Morris, Richard
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover with Dust Jacket
- Book Condition
- New
- Jacket Condition
- New
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0805047794
- ISBN 13
- 9780805047790
- Publisher
- Henry Holt & Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1997
- Keywords
- relativity, quantum mechanics, infinity,
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