The Infinite Book: A Short Guide to the Boundless, Timeless and Endless. John D. Barrow

The Infinite Book: A Short Guide to the Boundless, Timeless and Endless



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The Infinite Book: A Short Guide to the Boundless, Timeless and Endless John D. Barrow ebook djvu
Publisher: Pantheon
Language: English
Page: 343
ISBN: 0375422277, 9780375422270

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As prolific science writer and physicist Barrow regularly remarks, infinity is not merely the smallest or biggest thing, or the longest time imaginable: it's a quality that is unimaginable. It's thus a paradox that mathematicians, physicists, and philosophers have discovered quite a bit about infinity, albeit with different degrees of certitude. As also related in David Foster Wallace's Everything and More: A Compact History of Infinity (2003), Barrow recounts the career of German mathematician Georg Cantor, whose explorations of set theory resulted in fundamental proofs about infinities (some are bigger than others, for example). However joyous such discoveries are to the numbers masters, physicists' encounters with infinities are less rapturous because they hint at deficiencies in general relativity; hence their joy over string theory, which eliminates infinities that arise in calculations about the big bang and black holes. Performing with his customary fluency and accessibility, Barrow imparts for general readers a feeling for the nub of thought about the mathematical, cosmic, ethical, and theological implications of infinity. Gilbert TaylorCopyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved

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“Highly engaging. . . . [Barrow] brings his charm and wit to bear. . . . [He] introduces novel twists and turns, and presents [the] material in refreshing ways.”–Nature"Eloquent. . . . Succinct. . . . Barrow [has the] remarkable ability to provide clear, concise, engaging and distinctly finite explanations–even when describing some fairly advanced concepts. . . . [An] engaging read."–San Francisco Chronicle "Clever and insightful. . . . [A] lively history of infinity through the ages."–Entertainment Weekly“Entertaining. . . . Remarkably lucid and not the least mind-boggling. . . . His clear, engaging style manages to illuminate abstruse matters.... This is a useful guide to an endlessly fascinating subject.” –American ScientistFrom the Trade Paperback edition.



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