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Synopsis
A classic book about life in a two-dimensional universe, written by a well-known author. Now brought back into print in this revised and updated edition, the book is written within the great tradition of Abbott's Flatland, and Hinton's famous Sphereland. Accessible, imaginative, and clever, it will appeal to a wide array of readers, from serious mathematicians and computer scientists, to science fiction fans.
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About the Author
A.K. Dewdney is a mathematician, computer scientist, astronomer, engineer, and biologist. A member of the computer science department at the University of Western Ontario for 27 years, he retired in 1997, only to be appointed professor of Zoology at the same university in 1998 in recognition of his important biological work. Dewdney is the author of 11 books. He has been increasingly involved in environmental issues, mainly the habitat loss created by the expansion of human populations. Currently, most of the author's spare time is taken up by his work in a natural area close to his home, a 100-acre complex of forest and ponds. He and his wife are managing an ambitious bio-inventory of the area and have logged over 1,000 species.
Review
The Planiverse ... stretches our imagination by introducing a new and different kind of world. In the process, it changes the way we look at our own. -- Discover Magazine
A worthy successor to Flatland. -- Thomas Banchoff, Nature
It's not everyone who gets to design a universe from scratch. But A.K. Dewdney has done just that. -- The Boston Globe
Once you have been captivated by the two-dimensional Ardean world, the problems facing its difficult technology haunt you, begging for more solutions. Arde easily becomes a puzzle without end. -- Erik Sandberg-Diment, The New York Times
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- PublisherMcClelland & Stewart
- Publication date1984
- ISBN 10 0771027427
- ISBN 13 9780771027420
- BindingPaperback
- LanguageEnglish
- Edition number1
- Number of pages267
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Planiverse Computer Contact with a Two-Dimensional World
Published by
McClelland & Stewart, 1984
ISBN 10: 0771027427
ISBN 13: 9780771027420
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Softcover. Condition: Very Good-. First Edition. Light toning, faint foxing, a few creases and tiny tears, bump to upper tip. Photo on request. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 267 pages. Seller Inventory # 85525
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Planiverse Computer Contact With a Two-Dimensional World
Published by
McClelland & Stewart Ltd, 1984
ISBN 10: 0771027427
ISBN 13: 9780771027420
Used
Soft cover
Seller: The Bookseller, Edmonton, AB, Canada
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Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Minor shelf wear. Otherwise a square, tight, unmarked book. 267 pp. Seller Inventory # 045762
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Planiverse: Computer Contact With a Two-Dimensional World ** SIGNED **
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McClelland & Stewart Ltd, Toronto, 1984
ISBN 10: 0771027427
ISBN 13: 9780771027420
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Seller: Lower Beverley Better Books, Lyndhurst, ON, Canada
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Soft cover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. Arde (illustrator). First Edition. 2DWORLD [Preface by author] dated June, 1981 at Wytham, Oxford. 236 pp. plus: Appendix, Acknowledgments. Card covers have bit of edge wear, rear corners slightly creased. Book is from the collection of Toronto author/poet and perennial Harbourfront Festival host, Greg Gatenby. Date of the book's acquisition and Greg's signature are on ffep/half-title page. Dedication:" For Greg with much apprehension/appreciation (first reading) Kee Dewdney May 22/84 Harbourfront " SIGNED by AUTHOR Bookseller's Inventory # 122933. Inscribed by Author(s). Seller Inventory # 002933
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