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The Bit and the Pendulum: From Quantum Computing to M Theory--the New Physics of Information
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Turner Pub Co
Publication date
December 1, 2000
Pages
288
Binding
Hardcover
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9781630261887
ISBN-10
1630261882
Dimensions
0 by 6.14 by 9.21 in.
Original list price
$30.95
Other format details
sci/tech
Summaries and Reviews
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Funny, clear, deep, and right on target. [Siegfried] lets us get a handle on ideas that are essential for understanding the evolving world.
-K. C. Cole, author of The Universe and the Teacup
""An eager, ambitious book. A stimulating, accessible introduction to scientific theory.""
-Dallas Morning News
An award-winning journalist surveys the horizon of a new revolution in science
Everything in the universe, from the molecules in our bodies to the heart of a black hole, is made up of bits of information. This is the radical idea at the center of the new physics of information, and it is leading to exciting breakthroughs in a vast range of science, including the invention of a new kind of quantum computer, millions of times faster than any computer today. Acclaimed science writer Tom Siegfried offers a lively introduction to the leading scientists and ideas responsible for this exciting new scientific paradigm.
-K. C. Cole, author of The Universe and the Teacup
""An eager, ambitious book. A stimulating, accessible introduction to scientific theory.""
-Dallas Morning News
An award-winning journalist surveys the horizon of a new revolution in science
Everything in the universe, from the molecules in our bodies to the heart of a black hole, is made up of bits of information. This is the radical idea at the center of the new physics of information, and it is leading to exciting breakthroughs in a vast range of science, including the invention of a new kind of quantum computer, millions of times faster than any computer today. Acclaimed science writer Tom Siegfried offers a lively introduction to the leading scientists and ideas responsible for this exciting new scientific paradigm.
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Hardcover
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from Turner Pub Co (December 1, 2000)
9781630261887 | details & prices | 288 pages | List price $30.95
About: Funny, clear, deep, and right on target.
About: Funny, clear, deep, and right on target.
from John Wiley & Sons Inc (January 1, 2000)
9780471321743 | details & prices | 281 pages | 6.50 × 9.50 × 1.25 in. | 1.25 lbs | List price $27.95
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