Clifford A. Pickover

This book covers 250 milestones in mathematical history, beginning millions of years ago with ancient "ant odometers" and moving through time to our modern-day quest for new dimensions.

From Pythagoras to the 57th Dimension, 250 Milestones in the History of Mathematics

The Math Book

Throughout history, the mystery of death has captivated artists, scientists, philosophers, physicians, and theologians. This eerie chronology ventures to the borderlines of science and sheds light into the darkness, exploring such diverse topics as the Maya death gods, golems, sEances, zombies, and quantum immortality. With the turn of every page, readers will encounter beautiful artwork and unexpected insights about death and what may lie beyond.

A Chronological Journey, from Cremation to Quantum Resurrection

Death and the Afterlife

A Passion for Mathematics is an educational, entertaining trip through the curiosities of the math world, blending an eclectic mix of history, biography, philosophy, number theory, geometry, probability, huge numbers, and mind-bending problems into a delightfully compelling collection that is sure to please math buffs, students, and experienced mathematicians alike. In each chapter, Clifford Pickover provides factoids, anecdotes, definitions, quotations, and captivating challenges that range from fun, quirky puzzles to insanely difficult problems. Readers will encounter mad mathematicians, strange number sequences, obstinate numbers, curious constants, magic squares, fractal geese, monkeys typing Hamlet, infinity, and much, much more. A Passion for Mathematics will feed readers’ fascination while giving them problem-solving skills a great workout!

Numbers, Puzzles, Madness, Religion, and the Quest for Reality

A Passion for Mathematics

Containing 250 short, entertaining, and thought-provoking entries, this book explores such engaging topics as dark energy, parallel universes, the Doppler effect, the God particle, and Maxwell's demon. The timeline extends back billions of years to the hypothetical Big Bang and forward trillions of years to a time of quantum resurrection.

From the Big Bang to Quantum Resurrection, 250 Milestones in the History of Physics

The Physics Book

Graphics from an Unseen World

Computers, Pattern, Chaos, and Beauty

A Math Cookbook for the Hungry Mind

Calculus and Pizza

A unique and lighthearted book filled with recreational maths problems, mysteries, puzzles, games and fascinating facts, Wonders of Numbers focuses on creativity and the delight of discovery. A potpourri of common and unusual number theory problems of varying difficulty are presented in brief chapters that convey to readers their essence rather than extraneous explanations. With numerous illustrations and appendices, this is a fun-filled and thoroughly unique introduction to numbers and their role in creativity, computers, games and practical research.

Adventures in Mathematics, Mind, and Meaning

Wonders of Numbers

Never has the term mad scientist been more fascinatingly explored than in internationally recognized popular science author Clifford Pickover's richly researched wild ride through the bizarre lives of eccentric geniuses. A few highlights: "The Pigeon Man from Manhattan" Legendary inventor Nikola Tesla had abnormally long thumbs, a peculiar love of pigeons, and a horror of women's pearls. "The Worm Man from Devonshire" Forefather of modern electric-circuit design Oliver Heaviside furnished his home with granite blocks and sometimes consumed only milk for days (as did Nikola Tesla and Thomas Edison). "The Rabbit-Eater from Lichfield" Renowned scholar Samuel Johnson had so many tics and quirks that some mistook him for an idiot. In fact, his behavior matches modern definitions of obsessive-compulsive disorder and Tourette's syndrome. Pickover also addresses many provocative topics: the link between genius and madness, the role the brain plays in alien abduction and religious experiences, UFOs, cryonics -- even the whereabouts of Einstein's brain!

The Secret Lives Of Eccentric Scientists And Madmen

Strange Brains and Genius

Les mystères de la mort et de l'au-delà ont de tous temps captivé les artistes, les scientifiques, les poètes, les philosophes et les théologiens. Des momies égyptiennes à l'immortalité quantique en passant par les expériences de mort imminente, ce livre éclaire le monde des ténèbres, à l'aide de textes courts et d'une très belle iconographie, et révèle en 100 dates l'incroyable créativité humaine face à la mort, pour le meilleur et pour le pire.

De Thanatos à la résurrection quantique

Le Livre de la Mort et de l'Au-delà

Dr. August Mobius's Marvelous Band in Mathematics, Games, Literature, Art, Technology, and Cosmology

The Mobius Strip

Visual Adventures Beyond the Edge

Computers and the Imagination

Computers and the Unexpected

Mazes for the Mind

Dans ce livre, 250 découvertes mathématiques sont présentées par ordre chronologique, depuis le premier odomètre de l'Antiquité jusqu'aux fractales générées par des ordinateurs surpuissants. Les grandes idées sont expliquées et illustrées par de magnifiques images en couleur. Retrouvez Pythagore, Euclide, Archimède, Poincarré, Wiles et Galois... Tous les plus grands mathématiciens ! Vous pouvez plonger dans ce livre et le lire d'une traite, ou bien le déguster au gré de vos envies, pour découvrir les mystères et les beautés de ce l'univers mathématique.

Le beau livre des maths

"Die Grenzen, die Leben und Tod scheiden, sind unbestimmt und dunkel."

Tod und Jenseits

A smorgasbord of subjects designed to bend reality and stretch the reader's mind.

Sushi, Psychedelics, Parallel Universes, and the Quest for Transcendence

Sex, Drugs, Einstein, & Elves

Explores topics related to "black," examining aspects of fashion, philosophy, politics, and popular culture.

Black Holes, Black Death, Black Forest Cake and Other Dark Sides of Life

The Book of Black

From medieval robots and Boolean algebra to artificial neural networks and adversarial patches, this fascinating illustrated history takes readers from past to present in the world of artificial intelligence. Across 100 illustrated entries on computing, medicine, and mythology, as well as on the threat to humanity should AI grow out of control, award-winning science author Clifford A. Pickover takes readers on a fascinating journey of how "AI" developed, where it's going, and how it's being adopted in popular culture.

From Medieval Robots to Neural Networks

Artificial Intelligence: an Illustrated History

A year-long inspirational celebration of the beauty and wisdom of mathematics combines sage quotes by such thinkers as Pythagoras, Richard Feynman and Robert Heinlein with sumptuous images relating to the world of math.

Celebrating the Wisdom and Beauty of Mathematics

The Mathematics Devotional

Playful and profound, bizarre and brilliant—Pickover blends science fiction with science, religion, and philosophy in a unique and user-friendly manner.

The Paradox of God and the Science of Omniscience

This can justifiably be called history''s most fascinating medical mystery, a dark, true-life Alice in Wonderland tale with a streak of horror. Why should we care today about a poor, eighteenth-century girl who gave birth to monstrosities? Mary Toft''s story bears uncanny parallels with our own time and contains perennial themes: science and superstition separated by the flimsiest of curtains, justice and morality, crime and punishment, and the greed and basic fears at the core of human nature. Prepare yourself for a shattering odyssey as acclaimed polymath Clifford Pickover takes you to the ultimate frontier of medical speculation. With numerous illustrations, this is an engrossing and thoroughly unique introduction to eighteenth-century science and its metaphor for today''s scientific superstitions and politics. For Mary, conspiracies are everywhere, the line between good and evil lost, and the consequences exceed her most unthinkable, private desires.

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