John D Barrow Foreword (3 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Softcover in excellent condition (slight wear, unmarked), blemished only by mild spine creases. 392 pages. [1.1 lbs]. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First American Edition. Xx, 706 Pp. Grey Cloth Spine Lettered In White; White Boards. First Printing Indicated. Near Fine In Near Fine Dust Jacket Priced $29.95, No Wear But Slight Yellowing To Edges Of Flaps. Per Wikipedia, John David Barrow Frs ( 1952 - 2020) Was An English Cosmologist, Theoretical Physicist, And Mathematician. He Served As Gresham Professor Of Geometry At Gresham College From 2008 To 2011. Barrow Was Also A Writer Of Popular Science And An Amateur Playwright. Barrow's Approach To Philosophical Issues Posed By Physical Cosmology Made His Books Accessible To General Readers. For Example, Barrow Introduced A Memorable Paradox, Which He Called "The Groucho Marx Effect" (See Russell-Like Paradoxes). Here, He Quotes Groucho Marx: "I Wouldn't Want To Belong To Any Club That Would Accept Me As A Member". Applying This To Problems In Cosmology, Barrow Stated: "A Universe Simple Enough To Be Understood Is Too Simple To Produce A Mind Capable Of Understanding It".…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First American Edition. Xx, 706 Pp. Grey Cloth Spine Lettered In White; White Boards. First Printing Indicated. Fine In Fine Dust Jacket Priced $29.95, No Wear But Slight Yellowing To Edges Of Flaps. Per Wikipedia, John David Barrow Frs ( 1952 - 2020) Was An English Cosmologist, Theoretical Physicist, And Mathematician. He Served As Gresham Professor Of Geometry At Gresham College From 2008 To 2011. Barrow Was Also A Writer Of Popular Science And An Amateur Playwright. Barrow's Approach To Philosophical Issues Posed By Physical Cosmology Made His Books Accessible To General Readers. For Example, Barrow Introduced A Memorable Paradox, Which He Called "The Groucho Marx Effect" (See Russell-Like Paradoxes). Here, He Quotes Groucho Marx: "I Wouldn't Want To Belong To Any Club That Would Accept Me As A Member". Applying This To Problems In Cosmology, Barrow Stated: "A Universe Simple Enough To Be Understood Is Too Simple To Produce A Mind Capable Of Understanding It".…