The Science Of Discworld - Brossura

Terry Pratchett

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ISBN 10: 0091874777 ISBN 13: 9780091874773

Casa editrice: Ebury Press, 2000

Riassunto

In the 'fantasy' universe of the phenomenally bestselling Discworld series, everything runs on magic and common sense. The world is flat and million-to-one chances happen nine times out of ten. Our world seems different - it runs on rules, often rather strange ones. Science is our way of finding out what those rules are. The appeal of Discworld is that it mostly makes sense, in a way that particle physics does not. The Science of Discworld uses the magic of Discworld to illuminate the scientific rules that govern our world. When a wizardly experiment goes adrift, the wizards of Unseen University find themselves with a pocket universe on their hands: Roundworld, where neither magic nor common sense seems to stand a chance against logic. Roundworld is, of course, our own universe. With us inside it (eventually). Guided (if that's the word) by the wizards, we follow its story from the primal singularity of the Big Bang to the Internet and beyond. We discover how puny and insignificant individual lives are against a cosmic backdrop of creation and disaster. Yet, paradoxically, we see how the richness of a universe based on rules has led to a complex world and at least one species that tried to get a grip on what was going on. . .

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Recensione:

"A carefully crafted effort that combines Pratchett's surreal and entertaining fiction with some exceptionally thought-provoking science writing." - Frontiers

Descrizione del libro:

Pratchett: The 'Discworld' novels; Stewart: Does God Play Dice? (1989) and many others, The Science Of Discworld (June 1999)

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• Editore: Ebury Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0091874777
• ISBN 13: 9780091874773
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 368