The Edge Of Vision

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A Tear At The Edge Of Creation

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Author : Marcelo Gleiser
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2010-04-06

A Tear At The Edge Of Creation written by Marcelo Gleiser and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-04-06 with Science categories.

For millennia, shamans and philosophers, believers and nonbelievers, artists and scientists have tried to make sense of our existence by suggesting that everything is connected, that a mysterious Oneness binds us to everything else. People go to temples, churches, mosques, and synagogues to pray to their divine incarnation of Oneness. Following a surprisingly similar notion, scientists have long asserted that under Nature’s apparent complexity there is a simpler underlying reality. In its modern incarnation, this Theory of Everything would unite the physical laws governing very large bodies (Einstein’s theory of relativity) and those governing tiny ones (quantum mechanics) into a single framework. But despite the brave efforts of many powerful minds, the Theory of Everything remains elusive. It turns out that the universe is not elegant. It is gloriously messy. Overturning more than twenty-five centuries of scientific thought, award-winning physicist Marcelo Gleiser argues that this quest for a Theory of Everything is fundamentally misguided, and he explains the volcanic implications this ideological shift has for humankind. All the evidence points to a scenario in which everything emerges from fundamental imperfections, primordial asymmetries in matter and time, cataclysmic accidents in Earth’s early life, and duplication errors in the genetic code. Imbalance spurs creation. Without asymmetries and imperfections, the universe would be filled with nothing but smooth radiation. A Tear at the Edge of Creation calls for nothing less than a new "humancentrism" to reflect our position in the universal order. All life, but intelligent life in particular, is a rare and precious accident. Our presence here has no meaning outside of itself, but it does have meaning. The unplanned complexity of humankind is all the more beautiful for its improbability. It’s time for science to let go of the old aesthetic that labels perfection beautiful and holds that "beauty is truth." It’s time to look at the evidence without centuries of monotheistic baggage. In this lucid, down-to-earth narrative, Gleiser walks us through the basic and cutting-edge science that fueled his own transformation from unifier to doubter—a fascinating scientific quest that led him to a new understanding of what it is to be human.

Geometric Level Set Methods In Imaging Vision And Graphics

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Author : Stanley Osher
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 2003-07-17

Geometric Level Set Methods In Imaging Vision And Graphics written by Stanley Osher and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-07-17 with Computers categories.

Here is, for the first time, a book that clearly explains and applies new level set methods to problems and applications in computer vision, graphics, and imaging. It is an essential compilation of survey chapters from the leading researchers in the field. The applications of the methods are emphasized.

Webvision

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Author : Helga Kolb
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2007

Webvision written by Helga Kolb and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with categories.

Readings In Information Visualization

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Author : Stuart K. Card
language : en
Publisher: Morgan Kaufmann
Release Date : 1999-01-25

Readings In Information Visualization written by Stuart K. Card and has been published by Morgan Kaufmann this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999-01-25 with Computers categories.

This groundbreaking book defines the emerging field of information visualization and offers the first-ever collection of the classic papers of the discipline, with introductions and analytical discussions of each topic and paper. The authors' intention is to present papers that focus on the use of visualization to discover relationships, using interactive graphics to amplify thought. This book is intended for research professionals in academia and industry; new graduate students and professors who want to begin work in this burgeoning field; professionals involved in financial data analysis, statistics, and information design; scientific data managers; and professionals involved in medical, bioinformatics, and other areas. Features Full-color reproduction throughout Author power team - an exciting and timely collaboration between the field's pioneering, most-respected names The only book on Information Visualization with the depth necessary for use as a text or as a reference for the information professional Text includes the classic source papers as well as a collection of cutting edge work

At The Edge Of Sight

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Author : Shawn Michelle Smith
language : en
Publisher: Duke University Press
Release Date : 2013-11-04

At The Edge Of Sight written by Shawn Michelle Smith and has been published by Duke University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-11-04 with Photography categories.

The advent of photography revolutionized perception, making visible what was once impossible to see with the human eye. In At the Edge of Sight, Shawn Michelle Smith engages these dynamics of seeing and not seeing, focusing attention as much on absence as presence, on the invisible as the visible. Exploring the limits of photography and vision, she asks: What fails to register photographically, and what remains beyond the frame? What is hidden by design, and what is obscured by cultural blindness? Smith studies manifestations of photography's brush with the unseen in her own photographic work and across the wide-ranging images of early American photographers, including F. Holland Day, Eadweard Muybridge, Andrew J. Russell, Chansonetta Stanley Emmons, and Augustus Washington. She concludes by showing how concerns raised in the nineteenth century remain pertinent today in the photographs of Abu Ghraib. Ultimately, Smith explores the capacity of photography to reveal what remains beyond the edge of sight.

A Patient S Guide To Glaucoma

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Author : Young H. Kwon
language : en
Publisher: Fep International
Release Date : 2008-04

A Patient S Guide To Glaucoma written by Young H. Kwon and has been published by Fep International this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-04 with Medical categories.

The Patient's Guide to Glaucoma is a very useful educational resource. The authors have done an excellent job of covering the pertinent aspects of glaucoma from the patient's perspective. It provides more complete explanations of aspects of glaucoma care than any other presently available resource. It will be very helpful to patients who want more information about medications, laser, trabeculectomy, tube-shunt surgery, and many other subjects. John S. Cohen, MD Director, Glaucoma Service Cincinnati Eye Institute, Volunteer Clinical Professor University of Cincinnati Drs. Kwon, Greenlee and Fingert are to be congratulated for creating this outstanding educational program on glaucoma. These materials provide an excellent overview of the disease and its treatment. The guide can be read in its entirety or searched to answer specific questions. It is aimed at the intelligent patient seeking to understand his or her disease. The ophthalmologist's best ally in battling glaucoma is a well-informed patient and this guide will serve to develop patients who truly understand their disease. W.L.M. Alward, MD The Frederick C. Blodi Chair in Ophthalmology, Professor of Ophthalmology, Vice-Chair, Dept of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences, University of Iowa

Computer Vision

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Author : Simon J. D. Prince
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2012-06-18

Computer Vision written by Simon J. D. Prince and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-06-18 with Computers categories.

A modern treatment focusing on learning and inference, with minimal prerequisites, real-world examples and implementable algorithms.

Vision And Art

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Author : Margaret Livingstone
language : en
Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
Release Date : 2008-04-01

Vision And Art written by Margaret Livingstone and has been published by Harry N. Abrams this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-04-01 with Art categories.

A Harvard neurobiologist explains how vision works, citing the scientific origins of artistic genius and providing coverage of such topics as optical illusions and the correlation between learning disabilities and artistic skill.

Inner Vision

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Author : Semir Zeki
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Release Date : 1999

Inner Vision written by Semir Zeki and has been published by Oxford University Press, USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with Philosophy categories.

Beautifully illustrated and vividly written, "Inner Vision" explores how different areas of the brain shape responses to visual arts. 84 color illustrations. 8 halftones. 30 line illustrations.

Daylighting

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Author : Peter Tregenza
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2013-01-11

Daylighting written by Peter Tregenza and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-01-11 with Architecture categories.

This authoritative and multi-disciplinary book provides architects, lighting specialists, and anyone else working daylight into design, with all the tools needed to incorporate this most fundamental element of architecture. It includes: an overview of current practice of daylighting in architecture and urban planning a review of recent research on daylighting and what this means to the practitioner a global vision of architectural lighting which is linked to the climates of the world and which integrates view, sunlight, diffuse skylight and electric lighting up-to-date tools for design in practice delivery of information in a variety of ways for interdisciplinary readers: graphics, mathematics, text, photographs and in-depth illustrations a clear structure: eleven chapters covering different aspects of lighting, a set of worksheets giving step-by-step examples of calculations and design procedures for use in practice, and a collection of algorithms and equations for reference by specialists and software designers. This book should trigger creative thought. It recognizes that good lighting design needs both knowledge and imagination.