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Beyond Reason: Eight Great Problems That Reveal the Limits of Science

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A mind-bending excursion to the limits of science and mathematics
Are some scientific problems insoluble? In Beyond Reason, internationally acclaimed math and science author A. K. Dewdney answers this question by examining eight insurmountable mathematical and scientific roadblocks that have stumped thinkers across the centuries, from ancient mathematical conundrums such as squaring the circle, first attempted by the Pythagoreans, to G?del's vexing theorem, from perpetual motion to the upredictable behavior of chaotic systems such as the weather.
A. K. Dewdney, PhD , was the author of Scientific American's Computer Recreations column for eight years. He has written several critically acclaimed popular math and science books, including A Mathematical Mystery Tour ; Yes, We Have No Neutrons ; and 200% of Nothing .

Language: English

Pages: 224

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Wiley

Release: April 23, 2004

ISBN: 0471013986

ISBN 13: 9780471013983

Beyond Reason: Eight Great Problems That Reveal the Limits of Science

3.5/5 ( ratings)

A mind-bending excursion to the limits of science and mathematics
Are some scientific problems insoluble? In Beyond Reason, internationally acclaimed math and science author A. K. Dewdney answers this question by examining eight insurmountable mathematical and scientific roadblocks that have stumped thinkers across the centuries, from ancient mathematical conundrums such as squaring the circle, first attempted by the Pythagoreans, to G?del's vexing theorem, from perpetual motion to the upredictable behavior of chaotic systems such as the weather.
A. K. Dewdney, PhD , was the author of Scientific American's Computer Recreations column for eight years. He has written several critically acclaimed popular math and science books, including A Mathematical Mystery Tour ; Yes, We Have No Neutrons ; and 200% of Nothing .

Language: English

Pages: 224

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Wiley

Release: April 23, 2004

ISBN: 0471013986

ISBN 13: 9780471013983

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