Achilles in the quantum universe : the definitive history of infinity / Richard Morris.
Achilles in the quantum universe : the definitive history of infinity / Richard Morris.
Achilles in the quantum universe : the definitive history of infinity / Richard Morris.
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Publisher
New York : Henry Holt, 1997.
Date
1997.
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T0392611
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Language
English
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Physical content
xii, 224 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Publication information
Publisher
New York : Henry Holt, 1997.
Edition
1st ed.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
1997.
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Summary
Beginning with simple logical puzzles and progressing to the latest cosmological theories, Morris shows how these same infinity problems helped spawn such groundbreaking scientific developments as relativity and quantum mechanics. Though in many ways, the infinite is just as baffling today as it was in antiquity, contemporary scientists are probing...
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Achilles in the quantum universe : the definitive history of infinity / Richard Morris.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Transferred from N530.01/17.
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T0392611
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74Vvp7veNpK3
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ISBN
0805047794 (acid-free paper)
9780805047790 (acid-free paper)
DDC
530.01
MMS ID
991005227119702626
