{"product_id":"the-fourth-dimension-toward-a-geometry-of-higher-reality-paperback","title":"The Fourth Dimension: Toward a Geometry of Higher Reality - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRudy Rucker\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the definitive popular exploration of what the fourth dimension means, both physically and spiritually. Mathematician and science-fiction novelist Rudy Rucker takes readers on a guided tour of a higher reality that explores what the fourth dimension is and what it has meant to generations of thinkers. The exciting and challenging journey is enhanced by more than 200 illustrations and a host of puzzles and problems (with answers).\u003cbr\u003e\"This is an invigorating book, a short but spirited slalom for the mind.\" -- Timothy Ferris, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\"Highly readable. One is reminded of the breadth and depth of Hofstadter's\u003ci\u003e G\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eö\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003edel, Escher, Bach.\u003c\/i\u003e\" --\u003ci\u003e Science\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\"Anyone with even a minimal interest in mathematics and fantasy will find \u003ci\u003eThe Fourth Dimension\u003c\/i\u003e informative and mind-dazzling... [Rucker] plunges into spaces above three with a zest and energy that is breathtaking.\" -- Martin Gardner \u003cbr\u003e\"Those who think the fourth dimension is nothing but time should be encouraged to read\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Fourth Dimension, \u003c\/i\u003e along with anyone else who feels like opening the hinges of his mind and letting in a bit of fresh air.\" -- John Sladek, \u003ci\u003eWashington Post Book World\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\"A mine of mathematical insights and a thoroughly satisfying read.\" -- Paul Davies, \u003ci\u003eNature Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the definitive popular exploration of what the fourth dimension means, both physically and spiritually. Mathematician and science-fiction novelist Rudy Rucker takes readers on a guided tour of a higher reality that explores what the fourth dimension is and what it has meant to generations of thinkers. The exciting and challenging journey is enhanced by more than 200 illustrations and a host of puzzles and problems (with answers).\u003cbr\u003e\"This is an invigorating book, a short but spirited slalom for the mind.\"--Timothy Ferris, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\"Highly readable. One is reminded of the breadth and depth of Hofstadter's\u003ci\u003e G\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eö\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003edel, Escher, Bach.\u003c\/i\u003e\"--\u003ci\u003eScience\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\"Anyone with even a minimal interest in mathematics and fantasy will find \u003ci\u003eThe Fourth Dimension\u003c\/i\u003e informative and mind-dazzling... [Rucker] plunges into spaces above three with a zest and energy that is breathtaking.\"--Martin Gardner \u003cbr\u003e\"Those who think the fourth dimension is nothing but time should be encouraged to read\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Fourth Dimension, \u003c\/i\u003e along with anyone else who feels like opening the hinges of his mind and letting in a bit of fresh air.\"--John Sladek, \u003ci\u003eWashington Post Book World\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\"A mine of mathematical insights and a thoroughly satisfying read.\"--Paul Davies, \u003ci\u003eNature Magazine\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eDover (2014) republication of the edition originally published by the Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, 1984.\u003cbr\u003eSee every Dover book in print at\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ewww.doverpublications.com\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eRudy Rucker is an American mathematician, computer scientist, philosopher, and author of 31 books of nonfiction, science fiction, and short stories. He is Professor Emeritus of Mathematics and Computer Science at San Jose State. His other Dover books are \u003ci\u003eGeometry, Relativity and the Fourth Dimension, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMind Tools: The Five Levels of Mathematical Reality.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 17, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51756245680416,"sku":"9780486779782","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/8184d80ec1b864bbb5fa83a4d88fe84f.webp?v=1780077459","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-fourth-dimension-toward-a-geometry-of-higher-reality-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}