The Arrow of Time: A Voyage Through Science to Solve Time's Greatest Mystery
by Peter Coveney (Author), Roger Highfield (Author)
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Discusses time, its perception, and proposes an explanation of time as we know it.Tags
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Sylak I purchased these two books as companion reads. Others may find this a useful pairing too.
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I found this book difficult to read; the writing style is turgid, academic and lacking in enthusiasm.
The book could have been good, but:
1) The writing style was boring and academic
2) The authors seem to come from the Ilya Prigogine Brussels School, and the incessant references to him and to the school became annoying
3) The authors talked a lot about dissipative irreversible processes (using lots of examples that could have been fascinating if better presented), but failed to explain why the existence of these processes could shed light on the fact that the arrow of time is unidirectional, rather than mere evidence that iit is.
The book could have been good, but:
1) The writing style was boring and academic
2) The authors seem to come from the Ilya Prigogine Brussels School, and the incessant references to him and to the school became annoying
3) The authors talked a lot about dissipative irreversible processes (using lots of examples that could have been fascinating if better presented), but failed to explain why the existence of these processes could shed light on the fact that the arrow of time is unidirectional, rather than mere evidence that iit is.
If you've ever wondered why you can't go back in time, this is the book for you!
What is time, and why does it seem to flow in only one direction?
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Roger Highfield is science editor of The Daily Telegraph and a regular broadcaster on the BBC. He lives in London.
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- Canonical title
- The Arrow of Time: A Voyage Through Science to Solve Time's Greatest Mystery
- Original publication date
- 1990
- Dedication
- To Samia, Pat and Jim, and Julia, Doris and Ronald.
- First words
- Time is one of the greatest sources of mystery to mankind.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)No correlation was found.
- Blurbers
- Gribbin, John; Pockley, Peter; Laurent, John
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- 8 — Chinese, Czech, English, German, Italian, Portuguese (Portugal), Spanish, Swedish
- Media
- Paper, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 18
- ASINs
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