Enigmas

Arising from the 2020 Darwin College Lectures, this volume presents essays from prominent public intellectuals on the theme of Enigmas. It will appeal to anyone fascinated by solved and unsolved puzzles and mysteries from disciplines as diverse as history, volcanology, archaeology and physics, amongst others.

List of contents

Enigmas: Introduction Emily Joan Ward and Robin Reuvers; 1. Human origins Adam Rutherford; 2. Mysteries of modern physics Sean M. Carroll; 3. Decoding the heavens: the Antikythera mechanism Jo Marchant; 4. Alan Turing and the Enigma machine James Grime; 5. The enigma of emotion Tiffany Watt Smith; 6. The enigma of medieval letters Erik Kwakkel; 7. Eruptions, emissions and enigmas: from fuming volcanic vents to mass extinction events Tamsin A. Mather; 8. The enigma of mind: a theory of evolution and conscious experience Albert Y. M. Lin and J. Derek Lomas; Index.

About the author

Emily Joan Ward is a medieval historian examining change and continuity between the eleventh and thirteenth centuries, and a British Academy Postdoctoral Fellow at The University of Edinburgh.Robin Reuvers is a mathematical physicist interested in quantum mechanics and statistical mechanics, and a tenure-track researcher at Roma Tre University.

Summary

Arising from the 2020 Darwin College Lectures, this volume presents essays from prominent public intellectuals on the theme of Enigmas. It will appeal to anyone fascinated by solved and unsolved puzzles and mysteries from disciplines as diverse as history, volcanology, archaeology and physics, amongst others.

Product details

• Authors: Emily Joan (University College London) Reuve Ward, Emily Joan (University of Edinburgh) Reuvers Ward
• Assisted by: Robin Reuvers (Editor), Emily Joan Ward (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.09.2022
• EAN: 9781009232548
• ISBN: 978-1-0-0923254-8
• No. of pages: 254
• Series: Darwin College Lectures
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > General, dictionaries; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Non-fiction book > Nature, technology > Astronomy: general, reference works; History, popular science, SCIENCE / General, Politics & government, Puzzles & quizzes, Archaeology, Physics, Politics and government, Puzzles and quizzes, Volcanology & seismology, Volcanology and seismology