"A collection of essays on philosophy, mathematics, and science, and the people who pursue them"--
A collection of essays on philosophy, mathematics, and science, and the people who pursue them--
"A collection of essays on philosophy, mathematics, and science, and the people who pursue them"
"A collection of essays on philosophy, mathematics, and science, and the people who pursue them"--
"A collection of essays on philosophy, mathematics, and science, and the people who pursue them"--
"A collection of essays on philosophy, mathematics, and science, and the people who pursue them"-- Does time exist? What is infinity? Why do mirrors reverse left and right but not up and down? In this scintillating collection, Holt explores the human mind, the cosmos, and the t…
In this astonishing and profound work, an irreverent sleuth traces the riddle of existence from the ancient world to modern times.--Amazon.com.
In this astonishing and profound work, an irreverent sleuth traces the riddle of existence from the ancient world to modern times.--Amazon.com.
Why is there a world rather than nothing at all? This question remains the most curious and most enduring of all metaphysical mysteries. Moving away from the narrower paths of Christopher Hitchens, Roger Penrose and Stephen Hawking who insist that science alone is capable of exp…