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      Cambridge University Press
      Publication date:
      01 September 2022
      18 August 2022
      ISBN:
      9781009232517
      9781009232548
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      (244 x 170 mm)
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      0.49kg, 254 Pages
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    Arising from the 2020 Darwin College Lectures, this book presents eight essays from prominent public intellectuals on the theme of Enigmas. Each author examines this theme through the lens of their own particular area of expertise, together constituting an illuminating and diverse interdisciplinary volume. Enigmas features contributions by professor of physics Sean M. Carroll, author Jo Marchant, writer and broadcaster Adam Rutherford, professor of earth sciences Tamsin A. Mather, professor of the history of the book Erik Kwakkel, reader in cultural history Tiffany Watt Smith, mathematician and public speaker James Grime, assistant professor of positive AI J. Derek Lomas, and explorer Albert Y.- M. Lin. This volume will appeal to anyone fascinated by puzzles and mysteries, solved and unsolved.

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    Contents

    • Enigmas
      pp i-i
    • The Darwin College Lectures - Series page
      pp ii-iv
    • Enigmas - Title page
      pp v-v
    • Copyright page
      pp vi-vi
    • Contents
      pp vii-vii
    • Figures
      pp viii-x
    • Notes on Contributors
      pp xi-xiv
    • Acknowledgements
      pp xv-xvi
    • Introduction
      pp 1-9
    • 1 - Human Origins
      pp 10-39
    • 2 - Mysteries of Modern Physics
      pp 40-57
    • 3 - Decoding the Heavens: The Antikythera Machine
      pp 58-81
    • 4 - Alan Turing and the Enigma Machine
      pp 82-103
    • 5 - The Enigma of Emotion
      pp 104-123
    • 6 - The Enigma of Medieval Letters
      pp 124-147
    • Index
      pp 229-238

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