{"product_id":"9783030583477","title":"Powers of Two: The Information Universe — Information as the Building Block of Everything","description":"\u003ch1\u003ePowers of Two: The Information Universe — Information as the Building Block of Everything\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eValentijn, Edwin A.; Dijkgraaf, Robbert\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIs everything Information? This is a tantalizing question which emerges in modern physics, life sciences, astronomy and in today’s information and technology-driven society. In \u003cem\u003ePowers of Two\u003c\/em\u003e expert authors undertake a unique expedition - in words and images - throughout the world (and scales) of information. The story resembles, in a way, the classic\u003cem\u003e Powers of Ten\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003ejourneys through space: from us to the macro and the micro worlds . However, by following \u003cem\u003ePowers of Two\u003c\/em\u003e through the world of information, a completely different and timely paradigm unfolds. Every power of two, 1, 2, 4, 8…. tells us a different  story: starting from the creation of the very first bit at the Big Bang and the evolution of life, through 50 years of computational science, and finally into deep space, describing the information in black holes and even in the entire universe and beyond….  All this to address one question: \u003cstrong\u003eIs our universe made of information? \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003eIn this book, we experience the Information Universe in nature and in our society and how information lies at the very foundation of our understanding of the Universe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the Foreword by Robbert Dijkgraaf:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cem\u003eThis book is in many ways a vastly extended version of Shannon’s one-page blueprint. It carries us all the way to the total information content of the Universe. And it bears testimony of how widespread the use of data has become in all aspects of life. Information is the connective tissue of the modern sciences. […] Undoubtedly, future generations will look back at this time, so much enthralled by Big Data and quantum computers, as beholden to the information metaphor. But that is exactly the value of this book. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003ci\u003eWith its crisp descriptions and evocative illustrations, it brings the reader into the here and now, at the very frontier of scientific research, including the excitement and promise of all the outstanding questions and future discoveries.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMessage for the e-reader of the book Powers of Two\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe book has been designed to be read in two-page spreads in full screen mode.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e  For optimal reader experience in a downloaded .pdf file we strongly recommend you use the following settings \u003cb\u003ein Adobe Acrobat Reader\u003c\/b\u003e:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e      - Taskbar:  View \u0026gt; Page Display \u0026gt; two page view\u003cbr\u003e     - Taskbar:  View \u0026gt; Page Display \u0026gt; Show Cover Page in Two Page View\u003cbr\u003e     - Taskbar: ^ Preferences   \u0026gt; Full Screen \u0026gt;  deselect \" Fill screen with one page at a time\"\u003cbr\u003e     -  Taskbar: View  \u0026gt; Full screen mode or  ctrl L (cmd L on a Mac)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e*****\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eNote: for reading the previews on \u003cb\u003eSpinger link\u003c\/b\u003e (and on-line reading in a browser), the full screen two-page view only works with these browsers:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFirefox\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e - Taskbar:  on top of the text, at the uppermost right you will see then \u0026gt;\u0026gt; (which is a drop-down menu)    \u0026gt;\u0026gt;\u0026lt;i\u0026gt; even double pages\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e - Fullscreen: F11 or Control+Cmd+F with Mac\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdge \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e - Taskbar middle: \u003ci\u003eTwo-page view\u003c\/i\u003e and select show cover page separately\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2022-07-06\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9783030583477\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-3-030-58345-3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 279cm x210cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 173\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer International Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45385525723276,"sku":"9783030583477","price":53.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9783030583477.jpg?v=1776793282","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9783030583477","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}