A paradox can be defined as an unacceptable conclusion derived by apparently acceptable reasoning from apparently acceptable premises. Many paradoxes raise serious philosophical problems, and they are associated with crises of thought and revolutionary advances. The expanded and revised third edition of this intriguing book considers a range of knotty paradoxes including Zeno's...(展开全部)

A paradox can be defined as an unacceptable conclusion derived by apparently acceptable reasoning from apparently acceptable premises. Many paradoxes raise serious philosophical problems, and they are associated with crises of thought and revolutionary advances. The expanded and revised third edition of this intriguing book considers a range of knotty paradoxes including Zeno's...(展开全部)

A paradox can be defined as an unacceptable conclusion derived by apparently acceptable reasoning from apparently acceptable premises. Many paradoxes raise serious philosophical problems, and they are associated with crises of thought and revolutionary advances. The expanded and revised third edition of this intriguing book considers a range of knotty paradoxes including Zeno's...(展开全部)

A paradox can be defined as an unacceptable conclusion derived by apparently acceptable reasoning from apparently acceptable premises. Many paradoxes raise serious philosophical problems, and they are associated with crises of thought and revolutionary advances. The expanded and revised third edition of this intriguing book considers a range of knotty paradoxes including Zeno's...(展开全部)

1914年生于美国俄克拉荷马州的塔尔萨，1936毕业于芝加哥大学哲学系。1957年，加德纳在《科学美国人》杂志上开设了一个数学游戏专栏，这个专栏一直延续了四分之一个世纪，成为杂志的一个招牌栏目。他的数学科普著作被翻译成多国文字出版。由于数学科普方面的贡献，他荣获1987年美国数学会斯蒂尔奖和1994年数学交流奖。

1914年生于美国俄克拉荷马州的塔尔萨，1936毕业于芝加哥大学哲学系。1957年，加德纳在《科学美国人》杂志上开设了一个数学游戏专栏，这个专栏一直延续了四分之一个世纪，成为杂志的一个招牌栏目。他的数学科普著作被翻译成多国文字出版。由于数学科普方面的贡献，他荣获1987年美国数学会斯蒂尔奖和1994年数学交流奖。

In Hacker's Delight, Second Edition, Hank Warren once again compiles an irresistible collection of programming hacks: timesaving techniques, algorithms, and tricks that help programmers build more elegant and efficient software, while also gaining deeper insights into their craft. Warren's hacks are eminently practical, but they're also intrinsically interesting, and sometimes ...(展开全部)