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Anyone who likes math and science
This is my favorite nonfiction book of all time. The ideas he explores come into play in such disparate fields as genetics, weather, music, math, and artificial intelligence. The presentation is brilliant, with much witty wordplay and intricate inter-references between things like zen koans, Magritte paintings, puns, acrostics, and formal systems. It's loads of fun but also imparts a deep understanding of how a lot of stuff in our universe works. I've read my paperback copy so many times tha...more
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Read in January, 2006
Wow. This one will really get you thiking!
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