{"product_id":"the-fabric-of-reality-the-science-of-parallel-universes-and-its-implications-9780140275414","title":"The Fabric of Reality: The Science of Parallel Universes--And Its Implications","description":"\u003cb\u003eA penetrating exploration of the new physics, including time travel, quantum computers, and the multiverse from an award-winning physicist\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor David Deutsch, a physicist of unusual originality, quantum theory contains our most fundamental knowledge of the physical world. Taken literally, it implies that there are many universes \"parallel\" to the one we see around us. This multiplicity of universes, according to Deutsch, turns out to be the key to achieving a new worldview based on four main strands: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e- Quantum physics and its many-universes interpretation\u003cbr\u003e- The theory of evolution (Darwin\/Dawkins)\u003cbr\u003e- The theory of computation (quantum computation)\u003cbr\u003e- The theory of knowledge (Karl Popper), explanation and understanding \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Fabric of Reality\u003c\/i\u003e explains and connects many topics at the leading edge of current research and thinking, such as quantum computers (which work by effectively collaborating with their counterparts in other universes), the physics of time travel, the comprehensibility of nature and the physical limits of virtual reality, the significance of human life, and the ultimate fate of the universe. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHere--for scientist and layperson alike, for philosopher, science-fiction reader, biologist, and computer expert--is a startlingly complete and rational synthesis of disciplines, and a new, optimistic message about existence.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-16177155\"\u003eDavid Deutsch\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/01\/1998\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.72lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.99h x 5.35w x 0.96d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780140275414\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 014027541X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-SCI\"\u003eScience\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-SCI075000\"\u003ePhilosophy \u0026amp; Social Aspects\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-SCI\"\u003eScience\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-SCI057000\"\u003ePhysics | Quantum Theory\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Deutsch\u003c\/b\u003e, internationally acclaimed for his seminal publications on quantum computation, is a member of the Quantum Computation and Cryptography Research Group at the Clarendon Laboratory, Oxford University.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42701301645549,"sku":"9780140275414","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/files\/img_13faaf41-d510-4834-bb39-1d7375bf1922.jpg?v=1747446598","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/the-fabric-of-reality-the-science-of-parallel-universes-and-its-implications-9780140275414","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}