Ward / Reuvers Enigmas

Erscheinungsjahr 2022
ISBN: 978-1-009-23250-0
Verlag: Cambridge University Press
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 0 Seiten

Reihe: Darwin College Lectures

Arising from the 2020 Darwin College Lectures, this book presents eight essays from prominent public intellectuals on the theme of Enigmas. Each author examines this theme through the lens of their own particular area of expertise, together constituting an illuminating and diverse interdisciplinary volume. Enigmas features contributions by professor of physics Sean M. Carroll, author Jo Marchant, writer and broadcaster Adam Rutherford, professor of earth sciences Tamsin A. Mather, professor of the history of the book Erik Kwakkel, reader in cultural history Tiffany Watt Smith, mathematician and public speaker James Grime, assistant professor of positive AI J. Derek Lomas, and explorer Albert Y.- M. Lin. This volume will appeal to anyone fascinated by puzzles and mysteries, solved and unsolved.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Ward, Emily Joan

Reuvers, Robin

Fachgebiete

• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften: Allgemeines Populärwissenschaftliche Werke
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtswissenschaft Allgemein
• Geowissenschaften Geologie Vulkanologie, Seismologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein
• Sozialwissenschaften Sport | Tourismus | Freizeit Hobbies & Spiele
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Alte Geschichte & Archäologie
• Naturwissenschaften Physik Physik Allgemein

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Enigmas: Introduction Emily Joan Ward and Robin Reuvers; 1. Human origins Adam Rutherford; 2. Mysteries of modern physics Sean M. Carroll; 3. Decoding the heavens: the Antikythera mechanism Jo Marchant; 4. Alan Turing and the Enigma machine James Grime; 5. The enigma of emotion Tiffany Watt Smith; 6. The enigma of medieval letters Erik Kwakkel; 7. Eruptions, emissions and enigmas: from fuming volcanic vents to mass extinction events Tamsin A. Mather; 8. The enigma of mind: a theory of evolution and conscious experience Albert Y. M. Lin and J. Derek Lomas; Index.

Über Autor(innen)

Ward, Emily Joan
Emily Joan Ward is a medieval historian examining change and continuity between the eleventh and thirteenth centuries, and a British Academy Postdoctoral Fellow at The University of Edinburgh.

Reuvers, Robin
Robin Reuvers is a mathematical physicist interested in quantum mechanics and statistical mechanics, and a tenure-track researcher at Roma Tre University.