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The Infinite Book - by  John D Barrow (Paperback) - 1 of 1

The Infinite Book - by John D Barrow (Paperback)

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Highlights

  • For a thousand years, infinity has proven to be a difficult and illuminating challenge for mathematicians and theologians.
  • About the Author: John D. Barrow is Research Professor of Mathematical Sciences at the University of Cambridge.
  • 352 Pages
  • Science, Philosophy & Social Aspects

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About the Book



Explores the concept of infinity, tracing the history and meaning of infinity from ancient times to the present day, and examining the diverse permutations of the infinite and their influence on the human sense of the world around.



Book Synopsis



For a thousand years, infinity has proven to be a difficult and illuminating challenge for mathematicians and theologians. It certainly is the strangest idea that humans have ever thought. Where did it come from and what is it telling us about our Universe? Can there actually be infinities? Is matter infinitely divisible into ever-smaller pieces? But infinity is also the place where things happen that don't. All manner of strange paradoxes and fantasies characterize an infinite universe. If our Universe is infinite then an infinite number of exact copies of you are, at this very moment, reading an identical sentence on an identical planet somewhere else in the Universe.

Now Infinity is the darling of cutting edge research, the measuring stick used by physicists, cosmologists, and mathematicians to determine the accuracy of their theories. From the paradox of Zeno's arrow to string theory, Cambridge professor John Barrow takes us on a grand tour of this most elusive of ideas and describes with clarifying subtlety how this subject has shaped, and continues to shape, our very sense of the world in which we live. The Infinite Book is a thoroughly entertaining and completely accessible account of the biggest subject of them all-infinity.



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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 Scientist



About the Author



John D. Barrow is Research Professor of Mathematical Sciences at the University of Cambridge. He is the author of several bestselling books, including Theories of Everything and Impossibility.
Dimensions (Overall): 7.28 Inches (H) x 5.62 Inches (W) x .73 Inches (D)
Weight: .71 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 352
Genre: Science
Sub-Genre: Philosophy & Social Aspects
Publisher: Vintage
Format: Paperback
Author: John D Barrow
Language: English
Street Date: September 12, 2006
TCIN: 1010985664
UPC: 9781400032242
Item Number (DPCI): 247-09-1143
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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