Bantam Books, 1989. Paperback, 8vo, 352pp. Pages yellowed, covers a little creased and worn. A fair copy. 0553347101/0.4 . (Please note that our condition gradings are stricter than those of Abebooks and many other sellers. There may therefore be a discrepancy between this description and its listed condition grading).

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Title: THE DREAMS OF REASON. The Computer and the Rise of the Sciences of Complexity
Publisher: Bantam Books
Publication Date: 1989
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0553347101
ISBN 13: 9780553347104
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Good
Dust Jacket Condition: No jacket

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Describes the ability of computers to simulate complex systems, traces the rise of the science of complexity, and predicts the future influence of computers on business, science, telecommunications, and the military

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Serious readers shouldn't be put off by the New Age imprint on the esteemed physicist's last work. Focusing here on three main themes--the advent of the sciences of complexity, the research role of computers and the philosophy of science, the late Pagels "again demonstrates his gift for synthesizing complex scientific information into concise, readable prose," wrote PW.
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