Summary
An irreverent look at how randomness influences our lives, and how our successes and failures are far more dependent on chance events than we recognize. Full description
Summary: |
An irreverent look at how randomness influences our lives, and how our successes and failures are far more dependent on chance events than we recognize. |
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Physical Description: |
xi, 252 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. |
Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: |
9780375424045 0375424040 |
Author Notes: |
In the 1980s, he wrote for numerous television shows including MacGyver, Star Trek: the Next Generation, and Night Court. In 1993, he decided to switch to computer gaming and became producer, executive producer and designer of several award-winning games. From 1997 to 2003, he was the vice president for software development and then vice president and publisher for math education at Scholastic Inc. In 2005, he began teaching at the California Institute of Technology. He is now a full-time writer. His books include Euclid's Window, Feynman's Rainbow, A Briefer History of Time with Stephen Hawking, The Drunkard's Walk, The Grand Design with Stephen Hawking, and War of the Worldviews with Deepak Chopra. He has also written two children's books with Matt Costello: The Last Dinosaur and Titanic Cat. (Bowker Author Biography) |