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E-mail Message: I thought you might be interested in this item at http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/36393434 Title: The fabric of reality : the science of parallel universes-- and its implications Author: David Deutsch Publisher: New York, New York : Allen Lane The Penguin Press, 1997. ISBN/ISSN: 0713990619 9780713990614 9780140275414 014027541X OCLC:36393434

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The fabric of reality : the science of parallel universes-- and its implications

Author:	David Deutsch
Publisher:	New York, New York : Allen Lane The Penguin Press, 1997.
Edition/Format:	Print book : English : First American editionView all editions and formats
Summary:	"A leading scientist interweaves evolution, theoretical physics, and computer science to offer a new understanding of reality"--Cover.
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Subjects	Reality. Physics -- Philosophy. Life. View all subjects
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Document Type:	Book
All Authors / Contributors:	David Deutsch Find more information about:
ISBN:	0713990619 9780713990614 9780140275414 014027541X
OCLC Number:	36393434
Awards:	Short-listed for Rhone-Poulenc Science Books Prize 1998
Description:	x, 390 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Contents:	The theory of everything -- Shadows -- Problem-solving -- Criteria for reality -- Virtual reality -- Universality and the limits of computation -- A conversation about justification -- The significance of life -- Quantum computers -- The nature of mathematics -- Time: the first quantum concept -- Time travel -- The four strands -- The ends of the universe.
Responsibility:	David Deutsch.

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A challenging synthesis of unifying ideas arising from quantum theory, the theory of computation, epistemology and the theory of evolution, this book explores the deep connections between the Read more...

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