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Beyond reason : eight great problems that reveal the limits of science / A.K. Dewdney.
- Dewdney, A. K.
- Date
- [2004], ©2004
- Books
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Publication/Creation
Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley, [2004], ©2004.
Physical description
v, 224 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Contributors
Bibliographic information
Includes bibliographical references (p. 211-209) and index.
Contents
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.
Languages
- English
Subjects
Where to find it
Location Status Medical CollectionQ173 2004D49bOpen shelves
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ISBN
- 0471013986