Author

Publication

1998 - Harcourt Brace, New York, New York (State)

Language

English

Word Count

57,500 words, Guess

Page Count

230 pages

Identifiers

and 2 more
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  • LibraryThing577270

Classifications

  • DDC576.8/39
  • LCCQB54 .A25 1998

Alternate Titles

  • Probability one

Description

Is there intelligent life in the universe? Could the people who have believed in it for centuries be right? People who put their faith in science are puzzled. And now they have a definitive answer. Probability 1 answers this question with a resounding Yes, there must be intelligent life in the universe. Amir Aczel, mathematician and author of the beloved Fermat's Last Theorem, proves the point with a combination of science and math. Aczel shows how the history of space discovery and probability theory come together to prove that we are not alone in the universe. Interplanetary travel for the armchair scientist, Probability 1 offers a rational take on the issue for the skeptic and the true believer alike.

First Sentence

There are infinite worlds both like and unlike this world of ours.

Subjects

Other Editions

  • Probability 1: why there must be intelligent life in the universeHarcourt Brace1998-01-01

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