The Emperor's New Mind : Concerning Computers Minds and the Laws of Physics
In "The Emporer's New Mind," eminent physicist Roger Penrose argues that there are facets of human thinking, of human imagination, that can never be emulated by a machine. Exploring a dazzling array of topics--complex numbers, black holes, entropy, quasicrystals, the structure of the brain, and the physical processes of consciousness--Penrose demonstrates that laws even more wondrously complex than those of quantum mechanics are essential for the operation of a mind.
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Review:
perhaps the most engaging and creative tour of modern physics that has ever been written (Sunday Times)
About the Author:
Roger Penrose is the Rouse Ball Professor of Mathematics at the University of Oxford. He has received a number of prizes and awards, including the 1988 Wolf Prize for physics which he shared with Stephen Hawking for their joint contribution to our understanding of the universe.
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- PublisherPenguin Books
- Publication date1999
- ISBN 10 0147701031
- ISBN 13 9780147701039
- BindingUnbound
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