One True Platonic Heaven A Scientific Fiction of the Limits of Knowledge

Name: One True Platonic Heaven A Scientific Fiction of the Limits of Knowledge
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ISBN: 9780309095105

ISBN-10: 0309095107

ISBN-13: 9780309095105

Edition: 2003

Authors: John L. Casti

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?Casti knows his subject and explains it lucidly; the discussions of physics and math are reasonably accessible and quite engaging.? ? Publishers Weekly ?Just as he did in The Cambridge Quintet (1998), Casti blends real science with compelling fiction. ? Thanks to Casti's daring imagination, we are allowed to intrude on the exclusive world of IAS and listen in on the profound conversations of its brightest luminaries.? ? Booklist

Book details

List price: $12.95
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: National Academies Press
Publication date: 5/13/2005
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 224
Size: 5.25" wide x 7.50" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.374
Language: English



Preface


Dramatis Personae


Prologue



A Walk Down Mercer Street



Teatime at the IAS



Goodtime Johnny



Godel at the Blackboard



The Boardroom



Late-Night Thoughts of the Greatest Physicist



An Evening at Olden Manor



The Verdicts


Epilogue