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1.Godel: A Life of LogicGödel: A Life of Logic
from Basic Books
Price: $16.15

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The main result of Godel's Completeness Theorem is that in arithmetic, there are true statements that can never be proven to be true in the system of arithmetic. Using this as a base system, this means that in any system equal to or greater than arithmetic in complexity, there will be true... more info

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2.ComplexificationComplexification
from Harper Perennial

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Casti says, maxims and aphorisms with opposite meaning can both be true in a complex world. Example, people fall in love because: A. 'birds of a feather flock together'.. B.'opposites attract'. Great exercise for clearing out cobwebs in the mind.

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3.Five Golden Rules: Great Theories of 20Th-Century Mathematics-And Why They MatterFive Golden Rules: Great Theories of 20Th-Century Mathematics-And Why They Matter
from John Wiley & Sons

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Casti writes about 20th Century mathematics for general audiences. As he states, he uses five mathematical theorems that were proven in the 20th Century and shows how they relate to general theory and application. He gives a reasonable set of criteria to show the reader how these five theorems... more info

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4.The Cambridge Quintet: A Work Of Scientific Speculation (Helix Books)The Cambridge Quintet: A Work Of Scientific Speculation (Helix Books)
from Basic Books
Price: $14.00

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This is a speculative science writing of the best quality. This discusses the issues of machine intelligence among five seminal thinkers as they talk to each other at a Cambridge university dinner party. A primer reading on machine intelligence.

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5.Reality Rules, 2 Volume SetReality Rules, 2 Volume Set
from Wiley-Interscience
Price: $210.00

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Mathematical models of the world are the toolset that we use to build everything, from the simplest machine to the largest skyscraper. For example, when a large and tall building is being planned, the foundations are laid based on the models for the type of soil, width of the building, the weight of... more info

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6.Alternate Realities: Mathematical Models of Nature and ManAlternate Realities: Mathematical Models of Nature and Man
from Wiley-Interscience
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7.[no image]Mathematical Mountaintops: The Five Most Famous Problems of All Time
from Oxford University Press

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8.[no image]Paradigms Lost
from Abacus

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Paradigms Lost: Images of Man in the Mirror of Science This incredible book presents a masterful, easy-to-grasp overview of science's answers to the great questions as we understand them today. The heart of this book consists of six chapters, each devoted to a case study of one of the major... more info

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9.Paradigms LostParadigms Lost
from Harper Perennial

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Casti is one of the best science writers out there considering he isn't nearly as well known as some of them, but he deserves to be. Also, his books are consistently at a respectable level of technical detail and sophistication which is rare in science writing intended for the layman. In this book,... more info

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10.Five More Golden Rules: Knots, Codes, Chaos, and Other Great Theories of 20th-Century MathematicsFive More Golden Rules: Knots, Codes, Chaos, and Other Great Theories of 20th-Century Mathematics
from Wiley
Price: $16.95

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In Five Golden Rules John Casti wrote a wonderful book about important theorems in mathematics that were discovered in the 20th Century. The style and description was such that a layperson could understand, enjoy and appreciate the results. All the theorems were discovered before 1950 and they all... more info

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