Beyond reason : eight great problems that reveal the limits of science / A.K. Dewdney.

Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley, [2004], ©2004.

v, 224 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Where reason cannot go -- The energy drain : impossible machines -- The cosmic limit : unreachable speeds -- The quantum curtain : unknowable particles -- The edge of chaos : unpredictable systems -- The circular crypt : unconstructable figures -- The chains of reason : unprovable theorems -- The computer treadmill : impossible programs -- The big-O bottleneck : intractable problems.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 211-209) and index.