Hardcover, 1197 pages
English language
Published Sept. 1, 2002 by Wolfram Media Inc.
3 stars
(4 reviews)
This work presents a series of dramatic discoveries never before made public. Starting from a collection of simple computer experiments---illustrated in the book by striking computer graphics---Wolfram shows how their unexpected results force a whole new way of looking at the operation of our universe. Wolfram uses his approach to tackle a remarkable array of fundamental problems in science: from the origin of the Second Law of thermodynamics, to the development of complexity in biology, the computational limitations of mathematics, the possibility of a truly fundamental theory of physics, and the interplay between free will and determinism.
Subjects
- Cellular automata
- Computational complexity
- Computers
- Data Modeling & Design
- Electronic data processing
- Mathematical Analysis
- Mathematical models
- Mathematics
- Research & Methodology
- Science
- Computers / Data Modeling & Design
- Mathematics / Mathematical Analysis
- Science / General
- Science / Methodology
- Audio Adult: Other