The Emperor's New Mind: Concerning Computers, Minds, and the Laws of Physics Revised Edition
Author(s): Roger Penrose (Author)
- Publisher: Oxford University Press
- Publication Date: July 1, 2016
- Edition: Revised
- Language: English
- Print length: 640 pages
- ISBN-10: 0143446193
- ISBN-13: 9780330522847
Book Description
In his bestselling work of popular science, Sir Roger Penrose takes us on a fascinating tour through the basic principles of physics, cosmology, mathematics, and philosophy to show that human thinking can never be emulated by a machine.
Editorial Reviews
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“perhaps the most engaging and creative tour of modern physics that has ever been written” –Sunday Times “A superb book… provocative and absorbing” –Physics Today “A bold, brilliant, groundbreaking work… When Mr Penrose talks, scientists listen” –New York Time Book Review “. . One cannot imagine a more revealing self-portrait than this enchanting, tantalising book… Roger Penrose reveals himself as an eloquent protagonist, not only of the wonders of mathematics, but also of the uniqueness of people.” –Nature “I fail to see how anybody can remain unmoved by the book’s central theme, which concerns the nature of human beings… His style is relaxed and entertaining, There are nuggets on almost every page.” –Financial Times
Review
Takes us on a fascinating tour through the basic principles of physics, cosmology, mathematics, and philosophy to show that human thinking can never be emulated by a machine.
Book Description
Takes us on a fascinating tour through the basic principles of physics, cosmology, mathematics, and philosophy to show that human thinking can never be emulated by a machine.
From the Publisher
Roger Penrose, University of Oxford
Sir Roger Penrose OM FRS is the Emeritus Rouse Ball Professor of Mathematics at the Mathematical Institute of the University of Oxford, as well as an Emeritus Fellow of Wadham College. He is known for his work in mathematical physics, in particular for his contributions to general relativity and cosmology. His books include Shadows Of The Mind (Vintage, 1995); The Road to Reality (Vintage, 2006); and The Nature of Space and Time, co-authored with Stephen Hawking (Princeton University Press, 2015). He has received several prizes and awards, including the 1988 Wolf Prize for physics, which he shared with Stephen Hawking for their contribution to our understanding of the universe. In 2020, Penrose was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics for his work on black holes, along with Reinhard Genzel and Andrea Ghez.
About the Author
Roger Penrose, University of Oxford
Sir Roger Penrose OM FRS is the Emeritus Rouse Ball Professor of Mathematics at the Mathematical Institute of the University of Oxford, as well as an Emeritus Fellow of Wadham College. He is known for his work in mathematical physics, in particular for his contributions to general relativity and cosmology. His books include Shadows Of The Mind (Vintage, 1995); The Road to Reality (Vintage, 2006); and The Nature of Space and Time, co-authored with Stephen Hawking (Princeton University Press, 2015). He has received several prizes and awards, including the 1988 Wolf Prize for physics, which he shared with Stephen Hawking for their contribution to our understanding of the universe. In 2020, Penrose was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics for his work on black holes, along with Reinhard Genzel and Andrea Ghez.
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