Imaginary Numbers by William Frucht

Imaginary Numbers by William Frucht

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Zusammenfassung

A selection of authors conjure up magical happenings, fantastic visions, and brainteasing puzzles, all based in some way on mathematical ideas. Subjects range from the beauty of infinity and logical absurdities to terrifying new dimensions and the relativity of time.

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Imaginary Numbers by William Frucht

"William Frucht's wide-ranging compilation of mathematically flavored fiction and poetry is humorous, thought-provoking, and profoundly entertaining."-John Allen Paulos, author of Once Upon a NumberThis delightful anthology-the first such collection since the publication of Clifton Fadiman's bestselling Fantasia Mathematica and The Mathematical Magpie-explores the many ways in which creative writers have investigated mathematical themes, from the marvels of infinity and the peculiarities of spacetime to artificial intelligence, black holes, and quantum weirdness. * Features works by Italo Calvino, Lewis Carroll, Jorge Luis Borges, William Gibson, J. G. Ballard, James Dickey, Carl Sandburg, and Alan Lightman * Reintroduces lesser-known but seminal works such as science-fiction writer Connie Willis's cult classic "The Schwartzchild Radius" William Frucht (Danbury, CT) is the Senior Editor of trade science books for Basic Books.
William Frucht is a senior editor at Basic Books and the coauthor, with Larry Siever, of The New View of Self.
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ISBN 13 9780471393412
ISBN 10 047139341X
Titel Imaginary Numbers
Autor William Frucht
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Bindungsart Paperback
Verlag John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Erscheinungsjahr 2000-09-19
Seitenanzahl 352
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