No way : the nature of the impossible /

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Davis, Philip J., ed, Park, David, ed
Format: Book
Published: New York : W.H. Freeman, 1987.
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Table of Contents:
  • Everest and the impossible. Are there biological impossibilities?. On impossibility in biology. Impossibility in medicine. The impossible in medicine. Impossibilities in chemistry : their rise, nature and some great falls. Limits and inadequacies in artificial intelligence. The impossible in technology. When nature says no. When mathematics says no. Promises and impossibility. Impossibility in government and foreign policy. An impossible economist. Paradoxes of parenthood : on the impossibility of raising children perfectly. Is education a science?. Poetry and the impossible. Largo prestissimo assai : the outer edges of music. What can be known?