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Clifford Pickover is a prolific author, having published more than forty books, translated into over a dozen languages, on topics ranging from science and mathematics to religion, art, and history. He received his PhD from Yale University's Department of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry, holds mostrar mais over forty U.S. patents, and is an associate editor for several scientific journals. His research has received considerable attention from media outlets ranging from CNN and WIRED to The New York Times, and his Web site, www.pickover.com, has received millions of visits. mostrar menos
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Obras por Clifford A. Pickover

Time: A Traveler's Guide (1998) 205 exemplares
The Medical Book (2012) 171 exemplares
The Science of Aliens (1998) 149 exemplares
Keys to Infinity (1995) 98 exemplares
Spider Legs (1998) 98 exemplares
Black Holes: A Traveler's Guide (1996) 93 exemplares
The Stars of Heaven (2001) 78 exemplares
Cryptorunes (2000) 58 exemplares
The Alien IQ Test (1997) 38 exemplares
Fractal 3D Magic (2014) 21 exemplares
The Heaven Virus (2007) 5 exemplares
Jews in Hyperspace (2009) 3 exemplares
Oh, les nombres ! (2001) 1 exemplar
Il libro della fisica (2012) 1 exemplar
Physics Book 1 exemplar

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Quando é que os seres humanos ataram os primeiros nós? Por que razão foi assassinada a primeira mulher matemática? Será possível voltar uma esfera do avesso? Estas são apenas algumas perguntas provocadoras que obtêm resposta neste livro maravilhoso. O autor, Clifford A. Pickover, revela-nos a magia e o mistério por trás de alguns dos marcos mais significativos da matemática, assim como os objetos e os pensamentos mais antigos que a Humanidade alguma vez contemplou, recuando 150 milhões de anos, até aos últimos progressos tecnológicos de ponta. A matemática está presente em qualquer domínio do esforço científico. Pode ser usada para explicar as cores do pôr do Sol ou a arquitetura do nosso cérebro e ajudar-nos a explorar as realidades da quântica subatômica e a retratar as galáxias longínquas.… (mais)
 
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Twerp1231 | 9 outras críticas | Oct 18, 2023 |
A little too much code and the code is outdated of course since I read it in 2022, but with some really cool subjects but also a few subjects that were just boring to me.
 
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BrettElliott | 2 outras críticas | Jun 3, 2022 |
The book is attractive. An illustration for each one of the 250 milestones. Arranged chronologically. The very first entry is about ant odometers; the date is 150 milion BC, when ants appear to have evolved from wasps. The last is "The Mathematical Universe Hypothesis"; the date is 2007. The ones about animals aren't really all that interesting; especially the monkeys counting one. The first real math one is "Magic Squares"; dated 2200 BC. Guess ones that old have been found? The magic squares article inspired me to develop a standard 3-sided magic square, so now I actually know some basic principles about the simplest magic square there is.… (mais)
 
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themulhern | 9 outras críticas | Mar 13, 2022 |
There was enough information in the book for me to make my own computer programs to draw the images, which I really liked. The Sci-fi story, not so much.
 
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disarmadillo | 1 outra crítica | Jan 6, 2021 |

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Obras
75
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3
Membros
5,183
Popularidade
#4,799
Avaliação
½ 3.7
Críticas
39
ISBN
180
Línguas
11
Marcado como favorito
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