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Clifford Pickover is a prolific author, having published more than forty books, translated into over a dozen languages, on topics ranging from science and mathematics to religion, art, and history. He received his PhD from Yale University's Department of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry, holds näytä lisää over forty U.S. patents, and is an associate editor for several scientific journals. His research has received considerable attention from media outlets ranging from CNN and WIRED to The New York Times, and his Web site, www.pickover.com, has received millions of visits. näytä vähemmän
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Time: A Traveler's Guide (1998) 205 kappaletta
The Medical Book (2012) 173 kappaletta
The Science of Aliens (1998) 151 kappaletta
Keys to Infinity (1995) 98 kappaletta
Spider Legs (1998) 97 kappaletta
Black Holes: A Traveler's Guide (1996) 93 kappaletta
The Stars of Heaven (2001) 78 kappaletta
Cryptorunes (2000) 58 kappaletta
The Alien IQ Test (1997) 40 kappaletta
Fractal 3D Magic (2014) 21 kappaletta
The Heaven Virus (2007) 5 kappaletta
Jews in Hyperspace (2009) 3 kappaletta
Oh, les nombres ! (2001) 1 kappale
Il libro della fisica (2012) 1 kappale
Physics Book 1 kappale

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Quando é que os seres humanos ataram os primeiros nós? Por que razão foi assassinada a primeira mulher matemática? Será possível voltar uma esfera do avesso? Estas são apenas algumas perguntas provocadoras que obtêm resposta neste livro maravilhoso. O autor, Clifford A. Pickover, revela-nos a magia e o mistério por trás de alguns dos marcos mais significativos da matemática, assim como os objetos e os pensamentos mais antigos que a Humanidade alguma vez contemplou, recuando 150 milhões de anos, até aos últimos progressos tecnológicos de ponta. A matemática está presente em qualquer domínio do esforço científico. Pode ser usada para explicar as cores do pôr do Sol ou a arquitetura do nosso cérebro e ajudar-nos a explorar as realidades da quântica subatômica e a retratar as galáxias longínquas.… (lisätietoja)
 
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Twerp1231 | 9 muuta kirja-arvostelua | Oct 18, 2023 |
A little too much code and the code is outdated of course since I read it in 2022, but with some really cool subjects but also a few subjects that were just boring to me.
 
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BrettElliott | 2 muuta kirja-arvostelua | Jun 3, 2022 |
The book is attractive. An illustration for each one of the 250 milestones. Arranged chronologically. The very first entry is about ant odometers; the date is 150 milion BC, when ants appear to have evolved from wasps. The last is "The Mathematical Universe Hypothesis"; the date is 2007. The ones about animals aren't really all that interesting; especially the monkeys counting one. The first real math one is "Magic Squares"; dated 2200 BC. Guess ones that old have been found? The magic squares article inspired me to develop a standard 3-sided magic square, so now I actually know some basic principles about the simplest magic square there is.… (lisätietoja)
 
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themulhern | 9 muuta kirja-arvostelua | Mar 13, 2022 |
There was enough information in the book for me to make my own computer programs to draw the images, which I really liked. The Sci-fi story, not so much.
 
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disarmadillo | 1 muu arvostelu | Jan 6, 2021 |

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