The Planiverse : Computer Contact with a Two-Dimensional World /
The Planiverse is a classic book about life in a two-dimensional universe. A.K. Dewdney is a well-known author, and this is a well-known book, which is now brought back into print in a revised and updated edition. The book is written within the great tradition of Abbott's Flatland, and Hinton&#...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
Springer New York,
2000.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | The Planiverse is a classic book about life in a two-dimensional universe. A.K. Dewdney is a well-known author, and this is a well-known book, which is now brought back into print in a revised and updated edition. The book is written within the great tradition of Abbott's Flatland, and Hinton's famous Sphereland. Accessible, imaginative, clever, the book will appeal to a wide array of readers, from serious mathematicians and computer scientists, to science fiction fans. |
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| Item Description: | Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xxxi, 247 pages 124 illustrations) |
| ISBN: | 9781461301998 (electronic bk.) 1461301998 (electronic bk.) |