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Enigmas Emily Joan Ward (University of Edinburgh)

Enigmas By Emily Joan Ward (University of Edinburgh)

Enigmas by Emily Joan Ward (University of Edinburgh)


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Arising from the 2020 Darwin College Lectures, this volume presents essays from prominent public intellectuals on the theme of Enigmas. It will appeal to anyone fascinated by solved and unsolved puzzles and mysteries from disciplines as diverse as history, volcanology, archaeology and physics, amongst others.

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Enigmas by Emily Joan Ward (University of Edinburgh)

Arising from the 2020 Darwin College Lectures, this book presents eight essays from prominent public intellectuals on the theme of Enigmas. Each author examines this theme through the lens of their own particular area of expertise, together constituting an illuminating and diverse interdisciplinary volume. Enigmas features contributions by professor of physics Sean M. Carroll, author Jo Marchant, writer and broadcaster Adam Rutherford, professor of earth sciences Tamsin A. Mather, professor of the history of the book Erik Kwakkel, reader in cultural history Tiffany Watt Smith, mathematician and public speaker James Grime, assistant professor of positive AI J. Derek Lomas, and explorer Albert Y.- M. Lin. This volume will appeal to anyone fascinated by puzzles and mysteries, solved and unsolved.

About Emily Joan Ward (University of Edinburgh)

Emily Joan Ward is a medieval historian examining change and continuity between the eleventh and thirteenth centuries, and a British Academy Postdoctoral Fellow at The University of Edinburgh. Robin Reuvers is a mathematical physicist interested in quantum mechanics and statistical mechanics, and a tenure-track researcher at Roma Tre University.

Table of Contents

Enigmas: Introduction Emily Joan Ward and Robin Reuvers; 1. Human origins Adam Rutherford; 2. Mysteries of modern physics Sean M. Carroll; 3. Decoding the heavens: the Antikythera mechanism Jo Marchant; 4. Alan Turing and the Enigma machine James Grime; 5. The enigma of emotion Tiffany Watt Smith; 6. The enigma of medieval letters Erik Kwakkel; 7. Eruptions, emissions and enigmas: from fuming volcanic vents to mass extinction events Tamsin A. Mather; 8. The enigma of mind: a theory of evolution and conscious experience Albert Y. M. Lin and J. Derek Lomas; Index.

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GOR013484219
9781009232548
1009232541
Enigmas by Emily Joan Ward (University of Edinburgh)
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Cambridge University Press
2022-08-18
225
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