The beginning of infinity :
Material type: TextPublication details: London : Penguin, 2012Description: vii, 487 p. : ill. ; 20 cmISBN: 9780140278163 (pbk.) :Subject(s): Explanation | Infinite | Science -- Philosophy | Popular ScienceDDC classification: 501 LOC classification: Q175.32.E97Summary: David Deutsch explores the furthest reaches of our current understanding, taking in the Infinity Hotel, supernovae and the nature of optimism, to instill in all of us a wonder at what we have achieved - and the fact that this is only the beginning of humanity's infinite possibility.Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Originally published: London: Allen Lane, 2011.
David Deutsch explores the furthest reaches of our current understanding, taking in the Infinity Hotel, supernovae and the nature of optimism, to instill in all of us a wonder at what we have achieved - and the fact that this is only the beginning of humanity's infinite possibility.
Includes bibliographical references and index.