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"Funny, clear, deep, and right on target. [Siegfried] lets us get a handle on ideas that are essential for understanding the evolving world." -K. C. Cole, author of The Universe and the Teacup "An eager, ambitious book. A stimulating, accessible introduction to scientific theory." -Dallas Morning News An award-winning journalist surveys the horizon of a new revolution in science Everything in the universe, from the molecules in our bodies to the heart of a black hole, is made up of bits of information. This is the radical idea at the center of the new physics of information, and it is leading to exciting breakthroughs in a vast range of science, including the invention of a new kind of quantum computer, millions of times faster than any computer today. Acclaimed science writer Tom Siegfried offers a lively introduction to the leading scientists and ideas responsible for this exciting new scientific paradigm.
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TOM SIEGFRIED is the science editor of the Dallas Morning News. He is the recipient of the American Association for the Advancement of Science's Westinghouse Award for science journalism.
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"Today, the realization that information is physical is at the heart of a new fashion in science. It?s a fashion that may help forge a new understanding of the complexity of the universe, the secrets of time, space, life, and the brain ? and our role in reality." Tom Siegfried Will it be possible in the twenty-first century to teleport objects from one place to another? Will superfast quantum computers usher in an even more powerful second computer revolution? Is our universe only one of an infinite number of universes? What do all of these questions have to do with the radical new theory that "everything is information"? In the groundbreaking The Bit and the Pendulum, acclaimed science writer Tom Siegfried introduces readers to the frontiers of the radical new physics of information, and to the host of amazing discoveries it is inspiringfrom the development of a stunning new breed of quantum computers, to methods for writing supersecure codes, to revealing fascinating insights into the elaborate computer-like workings of the cell and resolving long-standing mysteries about the inner workings of black holes and how the universe evolved. The revolutionary insight central to all of this new science is that the most fundamental constituents of matter are not atoms, or even the subatomic particles, but "bits," the fundamental units of information. As Siegfried writes: "Scientists are exploring a new path toward understanding life, physics, and existence. The path leads through all of nature, from the interior of cells to inside black holes. Always the signs are the same: the world is made of information." Siegfried has interviewed the leading researchers, and he provides wonderfully lucid and entertaining explanations of the remarkable range of work they are doing. We are introduced to the latest theories in quantum physics and how they are being applied by quantum cryptographers to create secret codes that are absolutely unbreakable. We learn how the mind-boggling physics of "reversible logic" can recapture lost information. We are introduced to Nobel Prize-winning physicist Murray Gell-Mann and his provocative new idea of a "schema" to encode the way that nature works. We meet maverick mathematician Leonard Adleman and learn about his ingenious method of harnessing the information power of the genetic code to create DNA computers. Entering the mind-bending domain of forefront research in cosmology, we are introduced to physicist John Wheeler, the namer of black holes, and his ideas about how black holes "swallow" information. We also learn about the seemingly bizarre "many worlds" theory that our universe is only one of an infinite number of universes, and we are introduced to the controversy over M Theory, which some scientists argue is the long-sought "Theory of Everything." The Bit and the Pendulum offers an engaging, fast-paced introduction to a fundamentally new way of seeing the world and an amazing glimpse into many of the hottest areas of research in science today.
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Hardcover. Condición: Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very good. Lanny Provo (Jacket Photo) Ilustrador. First Printing [Stated]. vi, 281. [1] pages. Illustrations. Notes. Glossary. Further Reading. Index. Inscribed by the author on fep. The inscription reads For Phil, Read this quick before it becomes old news. Tom Siegfried. Compliments bookplate on fep. Ink notations inside cover and on fep (front and back). Some ink underling and notations to text noted. Tom Siegfried was editor in chief of Science News from 2007 to 2012, and he was the managing editor from 2014 to 2017. In addition to Science News, his work has appeared in Science, Nature, Astronomy, New Scientist and Smithsonian. Previously he was the science editor of The Dallas Morning News. He is the author of three books: The Bit and the Pendulum; Strange Matters; and A Beautiful Math. Tom earned an undergraduate degree from Texas Christian University and has a master of arts with a major in journalism and a minor in physics from the University of Texas at Austin. His awards include the American Geophysical Union's Robert C. Cowen Award for Sustained Achievement in Science Journalism,and the AAAS Westinghouse Award. An award-winning journalist surveys the horizon of a new revolution in science. Everything in the universe, from the molecules in our bodies to the heart of a black hole, is made up of bits of information. This is the radical idea at the center of the new physics of information, and it is leading to exciting breakthroughs in a vast range of science, including the invention of a new kind of quantum computer, millions of times faster than any computer today. Acclaimed science writer Tom Siegfried offers a lively introduction to the leading scientists and ideas responsible for this exciting new scientific paradigm. Derived from a Kirkus review: The computer has, in the information age, developed into a powerful metaphor for understanding the universe. In a straightforward, often whimsical exposition of new revelations in computer science, theoretical physics, molecular biology, and the developing science of consciousness, Many computer functions, Siegfried asserts, including the binary coding with which computers calculate and the manner in which computers produce outputs from inputs according to pre-programmed mathematical rules, find analogues in nature. Siegfried hurtles from cell analysis to Boolean logic to quantum mechanics to the theory of black holes to make his point. He contends, the computer has become such a powerful symbol for the universe that scientists are in danger of mistaking the metaphor for nature itself: The computer has become as all-encompassing a model as Newton's clock, Siegfried concludes, but it may be no better able to explain everything in nature. Nº de ref. del artículo: 77147
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