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Dice World: Science and Life in a Random Universe by Brian Clegg 9781848316522 [USED COPY]

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LONGLISTED FOR THE 2014 WINTON ROYAL SOCIETY PRIZE FOR SCIENCE BOOKS

As troubling as we pattern-seeking humans may find it, modern science has repeatedly shown us that randomness is the underlying heartbeat of nature.

In Dice World, acclaimed science writer Brian Clegg takes readers on an incredible trip around our random universe, uncovering the truths and lies behind probability and statistics, explaining how chaotic intervention is behind every great success in business, and demonstrating the possibilities quantum mechanics has given us for creating unbreakable ciphers and undergoing teleportation.

He explores how the 'clockwork universe' imagined by Newton, in which everything could be predicted given enough data, was disproved bit by bit, to be supplanted by chaos theory and quantum physics. Clegg reveals a world in which not only is accurate forecasting often impossible but probability is the only way for us to understand the fundamental nature of things.

Forget the clockwork universe. Welcome to Dice World, a unique portrait of a startlingly complex cosmos, from the bizarre microscopic world of the quantum to the unfathomable mechanics of planetary movements, where very little is as it seems...



About the Author
Brian Clegg is a science journalist and author whose numerous books include Inflight Science and The Universe Inside You, both published by Icon. He also runs popularscience.co.uk

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Methodical, clear, entertaining and just a bit mind-boggling. * Irish Times *
Clegg's writing style is highly readable, and the contemporary cultural references impressed upon me ... how accessible [Dice World] is. * Chemistry World *



Book Information
ISBN 9781848316522
Author Brian Clegg
Format Paperback
Page Count 288
Imprint Icon Books
Publisher Icon Books
Weight(grams) 210g
Dimensions(mm) 198mm * 129mm * 19mm

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