Predicting the Future by Leo Howe

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Auguries, oracles, omens … and software simulation. From antiquity to the electronic age, Predicting the Future examines humankind's obsessive urge to look beyond the present in the hope of controlling events in the days to come with contributions from such well known authors as Stephen Hawking and Don Cupitt.

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Predicting the Future by Leo Howe

Auguries, oracles, omens and software simulation. From antiquity to the electronic age, Predicting the Future examines humankind's obsessive urge to look beyond the present in the hope of controlling events in the days to come with contributions from such well known authors as Stephen Hawking and Don Cupitt.
"The contributors are eminent scholars from diverse fields who provide the reader with a personal view of predicting the future that is rooted in their own discipline and perspectiveWhile some contributors stay closer to their task than others, all of them provide useful insights into the role and problems of prediction." British Medical Journal
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ISBN 13 9780521413237
ISBN 10 0521413230
Title Predicting the Future
Author Leo Howe
Series Darwin College Lectures
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Year published 1993-03-25
Number of pages 201
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.