The crime of reason : and the closing of the scientific mind / Robert B. Laughlin.
The crime of reason : and the closing of the scientific mind / Robert B. Laughlin.
The crime of reason : and the closing of the scientific mind / Robert B. Laughlin.
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Publisher
New York : BasicBooks ; London : Perseus Running [distributor], c2008.
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N323.445/67
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Language
English
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Physical content
186 p. ; 22 cm.
Contents
The end of reason -- Dangerous knowledge -- The master cryptographer -- Games of chance -- Patently absurd -- The nuclear precedent -- The facts of life -- Clone wars -- Spam spam spam spam -- The troubled utopia.
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Publisher
New York : BasicBooks ; London : Perseus Running [distributor], c2008.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
c2008.
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Summary
"Many of us believe that in our modern, Internet-enabled world, information is more freely available than ever before. But according to Nobel Prize-winning physicist Robert Laughlin, this is a dangerous delusion. We are surrounded by mounting volumes of advertising and spam, but a great deal of truly valuable information is increasingly classified...
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The crime of reason : and the closing of the scientific mind / Robert B. Laughlin.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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c2008.
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N323.445/67
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74VMyeJ8ZAxb
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VMyeJ8ZAxb
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ISBN
0465005071 (hbk.)
9780465005079 (hbk.)
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323.445
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991002223299702626
