I Have Discovered John D. Barrow

marti1900 · Posted: Fri Sep 16, 2005 10:27 am Post subject: I Have Discovered John D. Barrow

I picked up a book in the library titled "The Infinity Book". With a metaphysical title like that, how could I pass it up.

What a wonderful discussion of the concept of infinitity, metaphysical, religious, and mathmatical.

An internet search reveals has has written something like 100 books. I am sorry that I had to leave the US and it's wonderful libraries. Maybe I will actually BUY one or two of his books.

Just passing on a recommendation for this terrific author.

Marti in Mexico

MadArchitect

Speaking of infinity, several times while rummaging through various bookstores I've run across copies of David Foster Wallace's "Everything and More: A Compact History of Infinity". I'm always intrigued, but so far I haven't ventured to actually buy the book and read it. I think I'll post that one to the book suggestion thread.

Wallace, as you may know, is primary known for his avant fiction, like "Infinite Jest", more an exercise in endurance than a novel, kind of like "Ulysses" set in the tennis camp of the future. But he apparantly also writes essays and books like this one, published in W.W. Norton's "Great Discoveries" line of science literature. If anyone else is interested, I may finally bite the bullet and read the damn thing, provided there's the promise of discussion at the end of the tunnel.


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