Bookmarks
This is a list of books that I have found particularly interesting and
thought provoking, in my quest for a better understanding of the world and
universe that we live in. The topics include abstract mathematics,
computer science, physics, consciousness and the mind, and the
possibilities of the future. Some are easy to read, some are difficult to
read, some are philosophical, some speculative, some challenging,
some theoretical, but most of all, all of them are exciting and fun!
If you know books that I should be interested in and I've not got
in this list, then let me know and mail me at
sebster@sebster.com! Furthermore,
I'm always in the mood for a good discussion on any of the subjects of
these books.
The books are listed in no particular order, although books that I'm
currently reading or have read recently tend to be more towards the top of the
list. I decided to rate them with stars to give you an idea of how much I
liked the book, for what it's worth. These ratings reflect my personal
opinion and are subject to random fluctuations.
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| Title
| Quantum Evolution 
(Amazon)
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| Author
| Johnjoe McFadden
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| Publisher
| Londen : Harper Collins, 2000
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| ISBN/ISSN
| 0-00-255948-X
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| Title
| Introducing Quantum Theory 
(Amazon)
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| Author
| J.P. McEvoy and Oscar Zarate; ed. by Richard Appignanesi
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| Publisher
| Cambridge : Icon Books, 1996
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| ISBN/ISSN
| 1-874166-37-4
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| Title
| QED : the strange theory of light and matter 
(Amazon)
|
| Author
| Richard P. Feynman
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| Publisher
| Princeton : Princeton University Press, 1985
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| ISBN/ISSN
| 0-691-08388-6
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| Title
| Supersymmetry : quarks, photinos and the unveiling of the ultimate laws of nature
(Amazon)
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| Author
| Gordon Kane
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| Publisher
| Cambridge, Mass. : Perseus, 2000
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| ISBN/ISSN
| 0-7382-0203-7
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| Title
| The limits of mathematics : a course on information theory and limits of formal reasoning 
(Amazon)
|
| Author
| Gregory J. Chaitin
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| Publisher
| Berlin : Springer, 1998
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| ISBN/ISSN
| 981-3083-59-X
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| Title
| Gödel, Escher, Bach : an eternal golden braid
(Amazon)
|
| Author
| Douglas R. Hofstadter
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| Publisher
| New York : Basic Books, 1979
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| ISBN/ISSN
| 0-394-74502-7
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| Title
| The emperor's new mind : concerning computers, minds, and the laws of physics
(Amazon)
|
| Author
| Roger Penrose
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| Publisher
| Oxford : Oxford University Press, 1989
|
| ISBN/ISSN
| 0-19-851973-7
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| Title
| Shadows of the mind : a search for the missing science of consciousness 
(Amazon)
|
| Author
| Roger Penrose
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| Publisher
| Oxford University Press, 1994.
|
| ISBN/ISSN
| 0-19-853978-9
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| Title
| The large, the small and the human mind
(Amazon)
|
| Authors
| Roger Penrose, Abner Shimony, Nancy Cartwright, Stephen Hawking, Malcolm Longair
|
| Publisher
| Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 1997
|
| ISBN/ISSN
| 0-521-56330-5
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| Title
| Quantum mechanics and experience
(Amazon)
|
| Author
| David Z. Albert
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| Publisher
| London : Harvard University Press, 1992
|
| ISBN/ISSN
| 0-674-74112-9
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| Title
| Understanding intelligence
(Amazon)
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| Authors
| Rolf Pfeifer, Christian Scheier, Alex Riegler, Isabelle Follath
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| Publisher
| Cambridge : MIT Press, 1999
|
| ISBN/ISSN
| 0-262-16181-8
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| Title
| Out of control : the rise of neo-biological civilization
(Amazon)
|
| Author
| Kevin Kelly
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| Publisher
| Reading, Massachusetts : Addison-Wesley, 1994
|
| ISBN/ISSN
| 0-201-57793-3
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| Title
| Engines of creation
(Amazon)
|
| Author
| K. Eric Drexler
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| Publisher
| Oxford : Oxford University Press, 1992
|
| ISBN/ISSN
| 0-19-286149-2
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| Title
| Beyond humanity : cyberevolution and future minds
(Amazon)
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| Authors
| Gregory S. Paul, Earl Cox
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| Publisher
| Rockland : Charles River Media, 1996
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| ISBN/ISSN
| 1-886801-21-5
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