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Impossibility : the Limits of Science and the Science of Limits.
In Impossibility, John D. Barrow--one of our most elegant and accomplished science writers--argues convincingly that there are limits to human discovery, that there are things that are ultimately unknowable, undoable, or unreachable. Barrow first examines the limits of the human mind: our brain evol...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Oxford :
Oxford University Press, USA,
1999.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | In Impossibility, John D. Barrow--one of our most elegant and accomplished science writers--argues convincingly that there are limits to human discovery, that there are things that are ultimately unknowable, undoable, or unreachable. Barrow first examines the limits of the human mind: our brain evolved to meet the demands of our immediate environment, and much that lies outside this small circle may also lie outside our understanding. He investigates practical impossibilities, such as those imposed by complexity, uncomputability, or the finiteness of time, space, and resources. Is the universe. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (294 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-274) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780195351385 019535138X 1280833165 9781280833168 9786610833160 6610833168 0191523380 9780191523380 |