John D. Barrow Books
The Constants of Nature: From Alpha to Omega--the Numbers That Encode the Deepest Secrets of the Universe
"The constants of nature are the numbers that define the universe. They tell us how strong its forces are and what its fundamental laws can do: the strength of gravity and magnetism, the speed of l...
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The Book of Nothing
What conceptual blind spot kept the ancient Greeks (unlike the Indians and Maya) from developing a concept of zero? Why did St. Augustine equate nothingness with the Devil? What tortuous means di...
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100 essential things you didn t know you didn t know about math and the arts
At first glance, the worlds of math and the arts might not seem like comfortable neighbors. But as mathematician John D. Barrow points out, they have a strong and natural affinity--after all, math...
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