Author: Morris, Richard.
Title: Achilles in the Quantum Universe: The Definitive History of Infinity.
Description: London Souvenir Press, 1998. Paperback octavo, very good condition. 224 pp. A fascinating, literate historical tour of infinity. In the 5th century BC, the Greek philosopher Zeno formulated his famous paradox of Achilles and the Tortoise. Aristotle, Galileo, Newton, Planck, Einstein, Hawking and many more tried in turn to make sense of this mind-boggling concept. Each new encounter with infinity has advanced the boundaries of physics and mathematics, including relativity and quantum mechanics. ISBN: 0285634429

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