The Large, the Small and the Human Mind
- ISBN-10
- 0521785723
- ISBN-13
- 9780521785723
- Category
- Mathematics
- Pages
- 201
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2000-04-28
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Authors
- Roger Penrose, Stephen Hawking, Abner Shimony
Description
The author of the provocative works The Emperor's New Mind and Shadows of the Mind now presents a masterful summary of the complex ideas presented in those books, highlighting areas of research where he perceives there are major unsolved problems that strike at the heart of our understanding of the laws of physics. Illustrated with cartoons & diagrams. 3 tables. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.
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