Full name: The Recursive Universe: Cosmic Complexity and the Limits of Scientific Knowledge

Author: William Poundstone Year: 1984 Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: Science, Philosophy Purchase/reserch links: Goodreads Amazon Google Books LibraryThing ISBNs: 9780809252022 0809252023

This fascinating popular science journey explores key concepts in information theory in terms of Conway's "Game of Life" program. The author explains the application of natural law to a random system and demonstrates the necessity of limits. Other topics include the limits of knowledge, paradox of complexity, Maxwell's demon, Big Bang theory, and much more. 1985 edition. Similar books: The Book of Nothing by John D. Barrow Complexity by M. Mitchell Waldrop The Accidental Universe by Alan Lightman Complexity by Roger Lewin The Big Picture by Sean Carroll Our Mathematical Universe by Max Tegmark Deep Simplicity by John Gribbin Complexification by John L. Casti The Infinite Book by John D. Barrow The Beginning of Infinity by David Deutsch The World Within the World by John D. Barrow The End of Certainty by Ilya Prigogine Critical Mass by Philip Ball Brief Answers to the Big Questions by Stephen Hawking Just Six Numbers by Martin Rees The Elegant Universe by Brian Greene Pale Blue Dot by Carl Sagan Hyperspace by Michio Kaku The Seven Mysteries of Life by Guy Murchie A Universe from Nothing by Lawrence M. Krauss