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1	The Road to Reality: A Complete Guide to the Laws of the Universe more books like this by Roger Penrose One of todays most accomplished scientists presents the only comprehensive and comprehensible account of the physics of the universe. Penrose examines the mathematical foundations of the physical universe, exposing the underlying beauty of physics and giving us one the most important works in modern science writing. see all copies from $12.11! new only from $12.11! \| first editions \| SVS
2	The Emperor's New Mind: Concerning Computers, Minds, and the Laws of Physics more books like this by Roger Penrose One of the world's most eminent scientists takes the reader on a dazzling tour of the physics of consciousness. Ranging widely over relativity theory, quantum mechanics and cosmology, Penrose puts forth the view that some facets of human thinking can never be emulated by a machine. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.00! \| first editions \| SVS
3	What Is Life?: With Mind and Matter and Autobiographical Sketches more books like this by Roger Schrodinger, Erwin Schrodinger, Roger Penrose (Foreword by) Nobel laureate Erwin Schrodinger's What is Life?, one of the great science classics of the twentieth century appears here together with Mind and Matter. see all copies from $6.11! new only from $8.91! \| SVS
4	Shadows of the Mind more books like this by Roger Penrose A visionary glimpse of the possible future of science by one of the world's leading physicists. Penrose points toward a new science that may eventually explain the physical basis of the mind--and introduces new ideas on the mysterious interface where classical and quantum physics meet. see all copies from $2.25! new only from $8.89! \| first editions
5	The Nature of Space and Time more books like this by Stephen Hawking, Roger Penrose Can the quantum theory of fields and Einstein's general theory of relativity, the two most accurate and successful theories in all of physics, be united in a single quantum theory of gravity? On this issue, two of the world's most famous physicists disagree. Here, Stephen Hawking and Roger Penrose explain their positions in a work based on six ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.69! \| first editions \| SVS
6	Einstein's Miraculous Year: Five Papers That Changed the Face of Physics more books like this by Albert Einstein, John Stachel (Introduction by), Roger Penrose (Foreword by) After 1905, physics would never be the same again. That year, Einstein shattered many cherished scientific beliefs in five great papers that would establish him as the world's leading physicist. This book brings those papers together in an accessible format. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $11.55! \| first editions \| SVS
7	The Large, the Small and the Human Mind more books like this by Roger Penrose, Malcolm Longair In this book, the author summarizes and brings up to date his current thinking in these complex areas. He presents a masterful summary of those areas of physics in which he feels there are major unsolved problems. Through this, he introduces radically new concepts which he believes will be fruitful in understanding the workings of the brain and ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.00! \| first editions \| SVS
8	Shadows of the Mind: A Search for the Missing Science of Consciousness more books like this by Roger Penrose The bestselling author of The Emperor's New Mind offers another exhilarating look at modern science as he mounts an even more powerful attack on artifical intelligence. Shadows of the Mind points the way to a new science, one that may eventually explain the physical basis of the human mind. 49 illustrations. see all copies from $2.68! new only from $12.00! \| first editions \| SVS
9	Emperor's New Mind more books like this by Penrose In the readition of the bestselling Chaos and A Brief History of Time, here is a science book with mainstream appeal. Proponents of artificial intelligence maintain that eventually a computer will be able to do everything a human mind can do, but Oxford University Professor of Mathematics Roger Penrose explains his view that there are facets of ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.95! \| first editions
10	Six Not-So-Easy Pieces: Lectures on Symmetry, Relativity, and Space-Time more books like this by Richard Phillips Feynman, PH.D., Jeffrey Robbins (Editor), Roger Penrose (Introduction by) The great success of the "Six Easy Pieces" caused a worldwide clamor for more. The result is these six additional lectures, which the legendary teacher and Nobel physicist Richard P. Feynman gave in the early 1960s to freshmen at Caltech. Though slightly more challenging than the first six, these additional lectures are more focused, delving into ... see all copies from $4.79! first editions
11 view cover	The Road to Reality more books like this by Roger Penrose Aimed at the general reader, this guide to the universe provides a comprehensive account of the present understanding of the physical universe, and the essentials of its underlying mathematical theory. see all copies from $7.05! new only from $14.77!
12 view cover	Spinors and Space-Time: Volume 1, Two-Spinor Calculus and Relativistic Fields more books like this by Roger Penrose, Wolfgang Rindler This volume introduces and systematically develops the calculus of 2-spinors. see all copies from $29.92! new only from $40.94! \| SVS
13 view cover	White Mars more books like this by Brian W Aldiss, Roger Penrose After the colonization of Mars--according to utopian ideals that seek to leave behind the petty squabbles of Earth--the planet's new tenants suddenly find themselves entirely alone, when their contact with Earth mysteriously stops. Soon they find their new society beginning to disintegrate, threatening to hurl them straight back into the ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.98! \| signed copies \| first editions
14	The Road to Reality: A Complete Guide to the Physical Universe more books like this by Roger Penrose see all copies from $25.86!
15	White Mars, or, The mind set free : a 21st-century utopia more books like this by Brian W. Aldiss, Roger Penrose see all copies from $2.20! new only from $12.51! \| signed copies \| first editions
16 view cover	Ludwig Boltzmann: The Man Who Trusted Atoms more books like this by Carlo Cercignani, Roger Penrose (Foreword by) Ludwig Boltzmann arguably played the key role in establishing that submicroscopic structures underlie the ordinary world. He had a tremendous impact on late 19th-century and early 20th-century physics, and he anticipated many contemporary ideas, including Kuhn's theory of scientific revolutions and recent theories of knowledge based on Darwinian ... see all copies from $39.00! new only from $41.83!
17 view cover	Coffee with Einstein by Carlos I Calle, Sir Roger Penrose (Foreword by) Over an imaginary coffee with top NASA physicist Calle, Einstein tells all about his revolutionary work on relativity, quest for a grand unifying theory of the cosmos, anxieties about the nuclear bomb he helped unleash, and personal matters, too. see all copies from $3.70! new only from $5.74! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	Nature and the Greeks: And, Science and Humanism more books like this by Erwin Schrodinger, Roger Penrose (Foreword by) Nobel laureate Erwin Schrodinger was one of the most distinguished scientists and philosophers of the 20th century, and his lectures are legendary. In "Nature and the Greeks", Schrodinger offers a historical account of the scientific world picture. And in "Science and Humanism", he addresses fundamental questions about the link between scientific ... see all copies from $19.73! new only from $31.95! \| SVS
19 view cover	The Large, the Small AMD the Human Mind more books like this by Roger Penrose, Abner Shimony (Contributions by), Nancy Cartwright (Contributions by) In this book, the author summarizes and brings up to date his current thinking in these complex areas. He presents a masterful summary of those areas of physics in which he feels there are major unsolved problems. Through this, he introduces radically new concepts which he believes will be fruitful in understanding the workings of the brain and ... see all copies from $4.95! new only from $13.95! \| first editions
20 view cover	Spinors and Space-Time: Volume 2, Spinor and Twistor Methods in Space-Time Geometry more books like this by Wolfgang Rindler, Roger Penrose, Peter Landshoff (Editor) Volume 2 introduces the theory of twistors and two-spinors and shows how it can be applied. Includes a comprehensive treatment of the conformal approach to space-time infinity with results on general relativistic mass and angular momentum. see all copies from $67.32! new only from $71.25! \| SVS
21 view cover	Spinors and Space-Time more books like this by Roger Penrose Volume 2 introduces the theory of twistors and two-spinors and shows how it can be applied. Includes a comprehensive treatment of the conformal approach to space-time infinity with results on general relativistic mass and angular momentum. see all copies from $40.00! first editions
22 view cover	Techniques of Differential Topology in Relativity more books like this by Roger Penrose Acquaints the specialist in relativity theory with some global techniques for the treatment of space-times and will provide the pure mathematician with a way into the subject of general relativity. see all copies from $28.00! new only from $36.77! \| first editions
23 view cover	Lo Grande, Lo Pequeno y La Mente Humana more books like this by Roger Penrose, Malcolm Longair (Editor), Nancy Cartwright (Contributions by) The latest book from one of the most original and provocative minds in contemporary science. see all copies from $39.02! new only from $39.03!
24	La Mente Nueva del Emperador by Roger Penrose see all copies from $71.99!
25	Computerdenken by Roger Penrose see all copies from $14.95!

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