Where did we come from? What is the ultimate destiny of the universe? What are the building blocks of the physical world? What is consciousness? Are there limits to what we can discover about our physical universe? Are some regions of the future beyond the predictive powers of science and mathematics? Is time before the big bang a no go arena? Are there ideas so complex that they are beyond the conception of our finite human brains? Can brains even investigate themselves or does the analysis enter an infinite loop from which it is impossible to rescue itself? Are there true statements that can never be proved true? Prepare to be taken to the edge of knowledge to find out what we cannot know.
| ISBN: | 9780007576661 |
| Publication date: | 19th May 2016 |
| Author: | Marcus du Sautoy |
| Publisher: | Fourth Estate Ltd an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Primary Genre | Popular Science |
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Where did we come from? What is the ultimate destiny of the universe? What are the building blocks of the physical world? What is consciousness? Are there limits to what we can discover about our physical universe? Are some regions of the future beyond the predictive powers of science and mathematics? Is time before the big bang a no go arena? Are there ideas so complex that they are beyond the conception of our finite human brains? Can brains even investigate themselves or does the analysis enter an infinite loop from which it is impossible to rescue itself? Are there true statements that can never be proved true? Prepare to be taken to the edge of knowledge to find out what we cannot know.
What We Cannot Know features in the following genres: Popular Science, eBooks of the Month, Science: general issues, Mathematics and Science, Recommendations
What We Cannot Know is available in Paperback, Hardback
What We Cannot Know was written by Marcus du Sautoy and published by Fourth Estate Ltd an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
