The Beginning of Infinity: Explanations that Transform The World

Deutsch, David

ISBN 10: 0140278168 / ISBN 13: 9780140278163

Published by Penguin Classic, 2012

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Beginning of Infinity: Explanations that Transform The World
• Publisher: Penguin Classic
• Publication Date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0140278168
• ISBN 13: 9780140278163
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: very good

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Synopsis

In our search for truth, how far have we advanced? This uniquely human quest for good explanations has driven amazing improvements in everything from scientific understanding and technology to politics, moral values and human welfare. But will progress end, either in catastrophe or completion - or will it continue indefinitely? In this profound and seminal book, David Deutsch explores the furthest reaches of our current understanding, taking in the Infinity Hotel, supernovae and the nature of optimism, to instill in all of us a wonder at what we have achieved - and the fact that this is only the beginning of humanity's infinite possibility.

About the Author

Born in Haifa, Israel, David Deutsch was educated at Cambridge and Oxford universities. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society and a professor of Physics at the University of Oxford, where he is a member of the Centre for Quantum Computation. His many honors include the Institute of Physics' Paul Dirac Prize and Medal. The author of The Fabric of Reality, he lives in England.