false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179858830m/964716.jpg 964716 1 A mind-bending excursion to the limits of science and mathematics<br> Are some scientific problems insoluble? In Beyond Reason, internationally acclaimed math and science author A. K. Dewdney answers this question by examining eight insurmountable mathematical and scientific roadblocks that have stumped thinkers across the centuries, from ancient mathematical conundrums such as "squaring the circle," first attempted by the Pythagoreans, to G?del's vexing theorem, from perpetual motion to the upredictable behavior of chaotic systems such as the weather.<br> A. K. Dewdney, PhD (Ontario, Canada), was the author of Scientific American's "Computer Recreations" column for eight years. He has written several critically acclaimed popular math and science books, including A Mathematical Mystery Tour (0-471-40734-8); Yes, We Have No Neutrons (0-471-29586-8); and 2000f Nothing (0-471-14574-2). 949613 23 4 2004 Beyond Reason: Eight Great Problems That Reveal the Limits of Science total:3|5:1|3:2| 3 11 8 1 5 0 false false Sat Sep 20 23:16:54 -0700 2008 Fri Jul 10 13:47:39 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed Nov 04 07:19:53 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 04 07:19:53 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Thu Jan 29 09:43:24 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 29 09:43:24 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Fri Dec 19 21:45:51 -0800 2008 Fri Dec 19 21:45:51 -0800 2008 3 0 false false Sun Aug 03 20:40:53 -0700 2008 Sun Aug 03 20:40:53 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Wed Jul 23 13:51:02 -0700 2008 Wed Jul 23 13:51:02 -0700 2008 3 0 false false Thu Mar 06 17:25:49 -0800 2008 Thu Mar 06 17:25:49 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Mon Sep 17 13:43:58 -0700 2007 Mon Sep 17 13:43:58 -0700 2007 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=964716