Information, argues the author, is the master concept of the computer age which throws a new light on the age old concepts of space and number, logic and infinity. These five themes parallel the five stages of human history, the five ways in which our brains work and the five different aspects of the world. This mathematical book guides the reader through the latest theories and theorems, attempting to provide the ideal introduction to Hilbert space and Turing machines, fractals and gigaplexes.
- ISBN10 0140146814
- ISBN13 9780140146813
- Publish Date 28 February 1991
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 14 May 1997
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Penguin Books Ltd
- Edition New edition
- Format Paperback (UK Trade)
- Pages 336
- Language English