Decoding the Universe: How the New Science of Information Is Explaining Everythingin the Cosmos, fromOu r Brains to Black Holes

Author:   Charles Seife
Publisher:   Penguin Putnam Inc
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9780143038399


Pages:   304
Publication Date:   30 January 2007
Format:   Paperback
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Decoding the Universe: How the New Science of Information Is Explaining Everythingin the Cosmos, fromOu r Brains to Black Holes


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The author of Zero explains the scientific revolution that is transforming the way we understand our world Previously the domain of philosophers and linguists, information theory has now moved beyond the province of code breakers to become the crucial science of our time. In Decoding the Universe, Charles Seife draws on his gift for making cutting-edge science accessible to explain how this new tool is deciphering everything from the purpose of our DNA to the parallel universes of our Byzantine cosmos. The result is an exhilarating adventure that deftly combines cryptology, physics, biology, and mathematics to cast light on the new understanding of the laws that govern life and the universe.

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Author:   Charles Seife
Publisher:   Penguin Putnam Inc
Imprint:   Penguin USA
Dimensions:   Width: 13.00cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 19.60cm
Weight:   0.238kg
ISBN:  

9780143038399


ISBN 10:   0143038397
Pages:   304
Publication Date:   30 January 2007
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Inactive
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Charles Seife is the author of five previous books, including Proofiness and Zero, which won the PEN/Martha Albrand Award for first nonfiction and was a New York Times notable book. He has written for a wide variety of publications, including The New York Times, Wired, New Scientist, Science, Scientific American, and The Economist. He is a professor of journalism at New York University and lives in New York City.    

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