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A Brief History Of Infinity The Quest To Think The UnthinkableStock informationGeneral Fields
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DescriptionWe human beings have trouble with infinity - yet infinity is a surprisingly human subject. This title takes us on a tour of that borderland between the extremely large and the ultimate that takes us from Archimedes, counting the grains of sand that would fill the universe, to the theories on the physical reality of the infinite. Promotion infoThe story of a philosophical and mathematical concept that has driven men insane Author descriptionBrian Clegg is author of the highly acclaimed Light Years and The First Scientist. While working for British Airways he set up the Emerging Technologies Group, responsible for researching cutting-edge technologies. He currently runs his own creative consultancy business. |