Lloyd, Seth
Programming the Universe: A Quantum Computer Scientist Takes on the Cosmos
- ISBN 13:
- 9780099455370
- author:
- Lloyd, Seth
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Vintage
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2007
- Pages:
- 256
- Dimensions:
- 12.95 x 1.52 x 19.81 centimetres
- Genre:
- Science: General Issues
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 4 working days
Description
The Universe Is Made Of Bits. Every piece of the universe registers bits of information, and it's only in recent years that scientists have gained a fundamental understanding of how this information is processed. Seth Lloyd calls this fundamental understanding 'the computational universe', and his book explains how all physical systems register and process information. From basic concepts of physics to the level of electrons, atoms, and molecules, the book shows how information is stored and processed in the universe. It also reveals how the computational ability of the universe promotes the evolution of complex structures such as life. The book traces the history of information processing from the Big Bang to the present day, showing how the universe itself behaves like a gigantic computer, transforming and processing information.
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