Decoding the Universe: How the New Science of Information Is Explaining Everything in the Cosmos, Fromour Brains to Black Holes

by Charles Seife

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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.

  • ISBN10 067003441X
  • ISBN13 9780670034413
  • Publish Date 2 February 2006
  • Publish Status Out of Print
  • Out of Print 29 July 2014
  • Publish Country US
  • Imprint Viking Books
  • Format Hardcover
  • Pages 296
  • Language English