Impossible Possible And Improbable
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Impossible Possible And Improbable
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Author : John Gribbin
language : en
Publisher: Icon Books
Release Date : 2022-09-01
Impossible Possible And Improbable written by John Gribbin and has been published by Icon Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-09-01 with Science categories.
'Gribbin has inspired generations with his popular science writing' Jim Al-Khalili A scintillating collection of short essays that really does cover 'life, the Universe, and everything'. From the mysteries of the subatomic world to the curious property of water that makes our planet inhabitable, master of popular science John Gribbin delves into the astonishing facts that underlie our existence. Some aspects of the quantum world really do seem impossible to 'common sense', but have been proved correct by experiments. Other features of the Universe appear obvious, such as the fact that atoms are mostly empty space. But this familiarity hides the truly amazing truths underpinning these observations. And some things merely seem improbable but are also hiding a Deep Truth, such as the fact that the Moon and Sun look the same size as viewed from Earth. This book will change forever the way you view the world.
Eight Improbable Possibilities
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Author : John Gribbin
language : en
Publisher: Icon Books
Release Date : 2021-10-07
Eight Improbable Possibilities written by John Gribbin and has been published by Icon Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-10-07 with Science categories.
A mind-warping excursion into the wildly improbable truths of science. Echoing Sherlock Holmes' famous dictum, John Gribbin tells us: 'Once you have eliminated the impossible, whatever is left, however improbable, is certainly possible, in the light of present scientific knowledge.' With that in mind, in his sequel to the hugely popular Six Impossible Things and Seven Pillars of Science, Gribbin turns his attention to some of the mind-bendingly improbable truths of science. For example: We know that the Universe had a beginning, and when it was – and also that the expansion of the Universe is speeding up. We can detect ripples in space that are one ten-thousandth the width of a proton, made by colliding black holes billions of light years from Earth. And, most importantly from our perspective, all complex life on Earth today is descended from a single cell – but without the stabilising influence of the Moon, life forms like us could never have evolved.
The Impossible Possible
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Author : Kay Johnson
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1960
The Impossible Possible written by Kay Johnson and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1960 with categories.
Improbable Never Impossible
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Author : Vixyy Fox
language : en
Publisher: Rabbit Valley
Release Date : 2014-08-01
Improbable Never Impossible written by Vixyy Fox and has been published by Rabbit Valley this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-08-01 with categories.
The extremely improbable story of a cat who marries a mouse who then both adopt a cow. But does love know any bounds?
Probable Impossibilities
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Author : Alan Lightman
language : en
Publisher: Vintage
Release Date : 2022-04-19
Probable Impossibilities written by Alan Lightman and has been published by Vintage this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-04-19 with Science categories.
The acclaimed author of Einstein’s Dreams tackles "big questions like the origin of the universe and the nature of consciousness ... in an entertaining and easily digestible way” (Wall Street Journal) with a collection of meditative essays on the possibilities—and impossibilities—of nothingness and infinity, and how our place in the cosmos falls somewhere in between. Can space be divided into smaller and smaller units, ad infinitum? Does space extend to larger and larger regions, on and on to infinity? Is consciousness reducible to the material brain and its neurons? What was the origin of life, and can biologists create life from scratch in the lab? Physicist and novelist Alan Lightman, whom The Washington Post has called “the poet laureate of science writers,” explores these questions and more—from the anatomy of a smile to the capriciousness of memory to the specialness of life in the universe to what came before the Big Bang. Probable Impossibilities is a deeply engaged consideration of what we know of the universe, of life and the mind, and of things vastly larger and smaller than ourselves.
Six Impossible Things
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Author : John Gribbin
language : en
Publisher: MIT Press
Release Date : 2019-10-08
Six Impossible Things written by John Gribbin and has been published by MIT Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-10-08 with Science categories.
“An elegant and accessible” investigation of quantum mechanics for non-specialists—“highly recommended” for students of the sciences, sci-fi fans, and anyone interested in the strange world of quantum physics (Forbes) Rules of the quantum world seem to say that a cat can be both alive and dead at the same time and a particle can be in two places at once. And that particle is also a wave; everything in the quantum world can described in terms of waves—or entirely in terms of particles. These interpretations were all established by the end of the 1920s, by Erwin Schrödinger, Werner Heisenberg, Paul Dirac, and others. But no one has yet come up with a common sense explanation of what is going on. In this concise and engaging book, astrophysicist John Gribbin offers an overview of six of the leading interpretations of quantum mechanics. Gribbin calls his account “agnostic,” explaining that none of these interpretations is any better—or any worse—than any of the others. Gribbin presents the Copenhagen Interpretation, promoted by Niels Bohr and named by Heisenberg; the Pilot-Wave Interpretation, developed by Louis de Broglie; the Many Worlds Interpretation (termed “excess baggage” by Gribbin); the Decoherence Interpretation (“incoherent”); the Ensemble “Non-Interpretation”; and the Timeless Transactional Interpretation (which theorized waves going both forward and backward in time). All of these interpretations are crazy, Gribbin warns, and some are more crazy than others—but in the quantum world, being more crazy does not necessarily mean more wrong.
Climbing Mount Improbable
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Author : Richard Dawkins
language : en
Publisher: Penguin UK
Release Date : 2006-04-06
Climbing Mount Improbable written by Richard Dawkins and has been published by Penguin UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-04-06 with Science categories.
How could such an intricate object as the human eye - so complex and so precise - have come about by chance? In this masterful piece of popular science, Richard Dawkins builds a powerful and carefully reasoned argument for evolutionary adapatation as the force behind all life on earth. The metaphor of 'Mount Improbable' represents the combination of perfection and improbability that we find in the seemingly 'designed' complexity of living things. And through it all runs the thread of DNA, the molecule of life, responsible for its own destiny on an unending pilgrimage through time. Evocative illustrations accompany Dawkins' eloquent descriptions of astonishing adaptations in the living world.
Ithaca
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Author : Umy Giram
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2019-08-10
Ithaca written by Umy Giram and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-08-10 with categories.
Curiosity they said kills the cat. But even people have been harmed or affected by curiosity. Teenagers revolt out of anger, frustration, or even wanting to be given more freedom. They unleash it in different ways. Today technological machines and devices have been married into the lives of billions of individuals worldwide and increase the propensity of reliance or even control of many innocent young lives by such technologies. This is what Lucas got himself entangled, with the machine called Ingrid. The tumultuous ride, the up and down in this story, the corresponding breathtaking odyssey, all makes this book a must-read. Would Lucas be completely cured and find inner peace? Would he achieve his own view of perfection? How does the use of the latest technological devices, items, gadgets, or machines affect him and his relationship with others? All these and more answers readers would decipher as they go through this page-turning science fiction novel.
The Improbable War
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Author : Christopher Coker
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2015
The Improbable War written by Christopher Coker and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015 with History categories.
The Improbable War explains why conflict between the USA and China cannot be ruled out. In 1914 war between the Great Powers was considered unlikely, yet it happened. We learn only from history, and popular though the First World War analogy is, the lessons we draw from its outbreak are usually mistaken. Among these errors is the tendency to over-estimate human rationality. All major conflicts of the past 300 years have been about the norms and rules of the international system. In China and the US the world confronts two 'exceptional' powers whose values differ markedly, with China bidding to challenge the current order. The 'Thucydidean Trap' - when a conservative status quo power confronts a rising new one - may also play its part in precipitating hostilities. To avoid stumbling into an avoidable war both Beijing and Washington need a coherent strategy, which neither of them has. History also reveals that war evolves continually. The next global conflict is likely to be played out in cyberspace and outer space and like all previous wars it will have devastating consequences. Such a war between the United States and China may seem improbable, but it is all too possible, which is why we need to discuss it now.
Radical Coherency
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Author : David Antin
language : en
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Release Date : 2011-03-15
Radical Coherency written by David Antin and has been published by University of Chicago Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-03-15 with Art categories.
“We got to talking”—so David Antin begins the introduction to Radical Coherency, embarking on the pursuit that has marked much of his breathless, brilliantly conversational work. For the past forty years, whether spoken under the guise of performance artist or poet, cultural explorer or literary critic, Antin’s innovative observations have helped us to better understand everything from Pop to Postmodernism. Intimately wedded to the worlds of conceptual art and poetics, Radical Coherency collects Antin’s influential critical essays and spontaneous, performed lectures (or “talk pieces”) for the very first time, capturing one of the most distinctive perspectives in contemporary literature. The essays presented here range from the first serious assessment of Andy Warhol published in a major art journal, as well as Antin’s provocative take on Clement Greenberg’s theory of Modernism, to frontline interventions in present debates on poetics and fugitive pieces from the ’60s and ’70s that still sparkle today—and represent a gold mine for art historians of the period. From John Cage to Allan Kaprow, Mark Rothko to Ludwig Wittgenstein, Antin takes the reader on an idiosyncratic, personal journey through twentieth-century culture with his trademark antiformalist panache—one thatwill be welcomed by any fan of this consummate trailblazer.