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    The Math Book

    Clifford A. Pickover

    Math's infinite mysteries unfold in this updated edition of the award-winningThe Math Book. Beginning millions of years ago with ancient "ant odometers," and moving through time to our modern-day quest…

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    The Physics Book

    Clifford A. Pickover

    This richly illustrated chronology of physics contains more than 250 short, entertaining, and thought-provoking entries.In addition to exploring such engaging topics as dark energy, parallel universes, the Doppler effect, the…

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    Artificial Intelligence: An Illustrated History

    Clifford A. Pickover

    "Artificial Intelligence: An Illustrated History explores the historic origins and current applications of AI in such diverse fields as computing, medicine, popular culture, mythology, and philosophy."--

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    The Paradox of God and the Science of Omniscience

    Clifford A. Pickover

    Playful and profound, bizarre and brilliant–Pickover blends science fiction with science, religion, and philosophy in a unique and user-friendly manner.

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    The Science of Aliens

    Clifford A. Pickover

    If we were to meet actual aliens from outer space, what would they be like? Clifford Pickover speculates on their appearance, biology, communication techniques and their possible interest in earthlings.

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    The Girl Who Gave Birth to Rabbits: A True Medical Mystery

    Clifford A. Pickover

    Presents an introduction to eighteenth-century science and its metaphor for scientific superstitions and politics. This book describes Mary Toft’s story which contains perennial themes: science and superstition separated by the…

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    Dreaming the Future: The Fantastic Story of Prediction

    Clifford A. Pickover

    From the ominous practice of human sacrifice to reading clues on the Internet, this book presents a list of fortune-telling techniques. It also evaluates the accuracy of some of the…

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    A Passion for Mathematics: Numbers, Puzzles, Madness, Religion, and the Quest for Reality

    Clifford A. Pickover

    A singular collection of fascinating information for those who share a love of all things mathematical. A Passion for Mathematics is a delightful, dizzying, and entertaining trip that includes an…

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    Sex, Drugs, Einstein & Elves: Sushi, Psychedelics, Parallel Universes and the Quest for Transcendence

    Clifford A. Pickover

    A smorgasbord of subjects designed to bend reality and stretch the reader’s mind.

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    The Zen of Magic Squares, Circles and Stars: An Exhibition of Surprising Structures Across Dimensions

    Clifford A. Pickover

    Provides an explanation of why Chinese emperors, Babylonian astrologer-priests, prehistoric cave people in France, and ancient Mayans of the Yucatan were convinced that magic squares - arrays filled with numbers…

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    Pattern Book: Fractals, Art And Nature, The

    An introduction to some of the many facets of geometrical and other patterns. It combines old and new ideas - with emphasis on the fun that the true pattern lover…

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    The Mathematics Devotional: Celebrating the Wisdom and Beauty of Mathematics

    Clifford A. Pickover

    Celebrates the beauty and wisdom of mathematics. This book includes the birthdays of notable mathematicians, so readers can see which ones share theirs.

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    The Medical Book: From Witch Doctors to Robot Surgeons, 250 Milestones in the History of Medicine

    Clifford A. Pickover

    Touching on such diverse subspecialties as genetics, pharmacology, neurology, sexology and immunology, the author intersperses obvious historical milestones; the Hippocratic Oath, general anesthesia, the Human Genome Project, with unexpected and…

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    The Science Book: From Darwin to Dark Energy, 250 Milestones in the History of Science

    This illustrated compendium includes 250 entries on science selected from titles in the “Sterling Milestones’ series.

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    Artificial Intelligence: An Illustrated History: From Medieval Robots to Neural Networks

    Clifford A. Pickover

    Artificial Intelligence: An Illustrated History takes readers on a vast journey through the world of artificial intelligence, as found in computing, medicine, popular culture, mythology and more. This illustrated, chronological…

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    Wonders of Numbers: Adventures in Mathematics, Mind, and Meaning

    Clifford A. Pickover

    If we actually received messages from the stars, what would we do with them? Who were the five strangest mathematicians in history? What are the ten most interesting numbers? These…

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    The Mathematics of Oz: Mental Gymnastics from Beyond the Edge

    Clifford A. Pickover

    thought-provoking mysteries, puzzles, and problems ranging from zebra numbers and circular primes to Legion’s number

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    The Mathematics of Oz: Mental Gymnastics from Beyond the Edge

    Clifford A. Pickover

    Thought-provoking mysteries, puzzles, and problems ranging from zebra numbers and circular primes to Legion’s number.

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    The Calculus and Pizza: A Cookbook for the Hungry Mind

    Clifford A. Pickover

    CALCULUS + PEPPERONI / FUN = MATH SUCCESS Do you want to do well on your calculus exam? Are you looking for a quick refresher course? Or would you just…

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    The Medical Book: 250 Milestones in the History of Medicine

    Clifford A. Pickover

    Exploring 250 milestone discoveries in medicine spanning more than 12,000 years, Pickover brings insight and acumen to the broad spectrum of medical studies.

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    Death and the Afterlife: A Chronological Journey, from Cremation to Quantum Resurrection

    Clifford A. Pickover

    Throughout history, the nature and mystery of death has captivated artists, scientists, philosophers, physicians, and theologians. This eerie chronology ventures right to the borderlines of science and sheds light into…

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    La Maravilla de Los Numeros

    Clifford A Pickover

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    Strange Brains and Genius: The Secret Lives of Eccentric Scientists and Madmen

    Clifford A. Pickover

    In this unusual and penetrating work, Pickover takes readers on a wild ride through the bizarre lives of brilliant but eccentric geniuses in science and philosophy. Line art. Index.

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    A Beginner’s Guide to Immortality: Extraordinary People, Alien Brains, and Quantum Resurrection

    Clifford Pickover

    A Profiles in Courage for the creative set: As we leave the Information Age and enter the Conceptual Age, the most important people, and certainly the most interesting, will be…

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    The Heaven Virus

    Clifford Pickover

    The New York Times writes, Pickover contemplates realms beyond our known reality. From one of the most original voices in imaginative nonfiction comes a stunning novel of speculation on the…

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    The Moebius Strip: Dr. August Moebius’s Marvelous Band in Mathematics, Games, Literature, Art, Technology, and Cosmology

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    Acclaimed popular science writer Clifford Pickover explores the weird world of the shape made famous by M.C. Escher

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    From Archimedes to Hawking: Laws of Science and the Great Minds Behind Them

    Clifford Pickover

    This marvelous volume takes the reader on a journey across the centuries as it explores eponymous physical laws–from Archimedes’ Law of Buoyancy and Kepler’s Laws of Planetary Motion to Heisenberg’s…

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    Las Matematicas de Oz

    Senior Scientist Clifford A Pickover, Ph.D.

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    Surfing Through Hyperspace: Understanding Higher Universes in Six Easy Lessons

    Clifford A. Pickover (Research Staff Member at the IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Centre)

    Clifford Pickover tackles the problems inherent in our 3-D brains trying to visualize a 4-D world, muses on the religious implications of the existence of higher-dimensional consciousness.

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    Surfing Through Hyperspace: Understanding Higher Universes in Six Easy lessons

    Clifford A. Pickover (Research Staff Member at the IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Centre)

    Clifford Pickover tackles the problems inherent in our 3-D brains trying to visualize a 4-D world, muses on the religious implications of the existence of higher-dimensional consciousness.

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    Time: A Traveler’s Guide

    Clifford A. Pickover (Research Staff Member, Research Staff Member, IBM Watson Research Center)

    In Time: A Traveler’s Guide, Clifford A. Pickover strives to answer the questions scientists and philosophers ask. What is time? Is time travel possible? Is time real? Does it flow…

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    Time: A Traveler’s Guide

    Clifford A. Pickover (Research Staff Member, Research Staff Member, IBM Watson Research Center)

    In Time: A Traveler’s Guide, Clifford A. Pickover strives to answer the questions scientists and philosophers ask. What is time? Is time travel possible? Is time real? Does it flow…

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    The Stars of Heaven

    Clifford A. Pickover (Senior Scientist, Senior Scientist, Thomas J. Watson Research Center, IBM)

    Do a little armchair space travel, rub elbows with alien life forms, and stretch your mind to the furthest corners of our uncharted universe. With this astonishing guidebook, you don’t…

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    Spiral Symmetry

    Istvan Hargittai (Budapest Univ Of Technology & Economics, Hungary)

    One goal of this book is to stress the conspicuous role that spirals play in science, and to show the reader how to create such spirals using a computer. Another…

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