A delight. Popular science doesnt come much better than this Independent Everything you might want to know about infinity - in history and all the way to today's cutting-edge science. Infinity is surely the strangest idea that humans have ever had. Where did it come from and what is it telling us about our Universe? Can there actually be infinities? Can you do an infinite number of things in a finite amount of time? Is the Universe infinite? Infinity is also the place where things happen that don't. What is it like to live in a Universe where nothing is original, where you can live forever, where anything that can be done, is done, over and over again? These are some of the deep questions that the idea of the infinite pushes us to ask. Throughout history, the infinite has been a dangerous concept. Many have lost their lives, their careers, or their freedom for talking about it. The Infinite Book will take you on a tour of these dangerous questions and the strange answers that scientists, mathematicians, philosophers and theologians have come up with to deal with its threats to our sanity. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

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Titolo: The Infinite Book: A Short Guide to the Boundless, Timeless and Endless
Editore: Vintage Publishing, United Kingdom, London
Data di pubblicazione: 2005
Lingua: Inglese
ISBN 10: 0099443724
ISBN 13: 9780099443728
Rilegatura: Paperback
Condizione: Very Good

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"Una delizia. La scienza popolare non � molto meglio di questa" Independent Tutto quello che potresti voler sapere sull'infinito, nella storia e fino alla scienza d'avanguardia di oggi. L'infinito � sicuramente l'idea pi� strana che gli esseri umani abbiano mai avuto. Da dove viene e cosa ci dice del nostro Universo? Possono esserci davvero infiniti? Puoi fare un numero infinito di cose in un lasso di tempo finito? L'Universo � infinito? L'infinito � anche il luogo in cui accadono cose che non accadono. Com'� vivere in un Universo in cui nulla � originale, dove puoi vivere per sempre, dove tutto ci� che pu� essere fatto, viene fatto, ancora e ancora? Queste sono alcune delle domande profonde che l'idea dell'infinito ci spinge a porci. Nel corso della storia, l'infinito � stato un concetto pericoloso. Molti hanno perso la vita, la carriera o la libert� per averne parlato. The Infinite Book vi accompagner� in un viaggio attraverso queste pericolose domande e le strane risposte che scienziati, matematici, filosofi e teologi hanno elaborato per affrontare le minacce alla nostra sanit� mentale.

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John D. Barrow is Professor of Mathematical Sciences and Director of the Millennium Mathematics Project at Cambridge University, Fellow of Clare Hall, Cambridge, a Fellow of the Royal Society, and formerly Professor of both Geometry and Astronomy at Gresham College, London. His previous books include The Book of Nothing, The Constants of Nature, The Infinite Book, Cosmic Imagery, the bestselling 100 Essential Things You Didn't Know You Didn't Know, The Book of Universes, and, most recently, 100 Essential Things You Didn't Know You Didn't Know About Sport.

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