The Dreams of Reason is an exploration of the dawn of the information age and its potential impacts on science, technology, and society. Pagels discusses the invention of the computer, its historical development, and its applications in various fields, including biology, physics, and mathematics. He delves into the sciences of complexity, examining how researchers are using computers to model chaotic and complex systems, ultimately seeking to understand the structure and behavior of the natural world.
Heinz R. Pagels, devoted physicist and science popularizer. Discover his contributions to grand unified theory and more.
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