{"product_id":"the-bit-and-the-pendulum-from-quantum-computing-to-m-theory-the-new-physics-of-information-paperback","title":"The Bit and the Pendulum: From Quantum Computing to M Theory--The New Physics of Information - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTom Siegfried\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFunny, clear, deep, and right on target. [Siegfried] lets us get a handle on ideas that are essential for understanding the evolving world.\u003cbr\u003e-K. C. Cole, author of The Universe and the Teacup\u003cbr\u003e\"\"An eager, ambitious book. A stimulating, accessible introduction to scientific theory.\"\"\u003cbr\u003e-Dallas Morning News\u003cbr\u003eAn award-winning journalist surveys the horizon of a new revolution in science\u003cbr\u003eEverything in the universe, from the molecules in our bodies to the heart of a black hole, is made up of bits of information. This is the radical idea at the center of the new physics of information, and it is leading to exciting breakthroughs in a vast range of science, including the invention of a new kind of quantum computer, millions of times faster than any computer today. Acclaimed science writer Tom Siegfried offers a lively introduction to the leading scientists and ideas responsible for this exciting new scientific paradigm.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn eager, ambitious book. A stimulating, accessible introduction to scientific theory.--Dallas Morning News \"An enjoyably quick-paced interdisciplinary survey of the outer limits of scientific thought.\"--Kirkus Reviews \u003cbr\u003e\"Siegfried weaves a provocative and convincing argument. . . . Recommended for an informed audience.\"--Library Journal \"An excellent introduction to the myriad small worlds that can be teased out of our big one.\"--Publishers Weekly \u003cbr\u003e\"A volume of remarkable sweep.\"--Booklist \u003cbr\u003eNow in paperback, The Bit and the Pendulum explores the radical idea at the center of the new physics of information: everything in the universe, from the molecules in our bodies to the heart of a black hole, is made up of bits of information.Award-winning author Tom Siegfried interviews top scientists-all using \"bits\" to solve the seemingly unsolvable-and provides a highly accessible introduction to a fundamentally new way of seeing the world. Lively, engaging, and topical, The Bit and the Pendulum shows how the computer and the \"bit\" are revealing secrets of the brain, the nature of matter, and the workings of the universe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eTOM SIEGFRIED is Science Editor of the Dallas Morning News. He is the recipient of the 1997 American Psychiatric Association's Robert T. Morse Writer's Award.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 9.1 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 01, 2000\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52491581358387,"sku":"9780471399742","price":24.23,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/Vkozc2Jwc2xUazh4WURkcUtMWURPZz09.webp?v=1759921063","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/the-bit-and-the-pendulum-from-quantum-computing-to-m-theory-the-new-physics-of-information-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}