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Probability 1

Amir D. Aczel

1998230 pagesabout 4–5 hours
1998
first published
  • 1998Harcourt Brace · 230 pages · ENGISBN 9780151003761
  • 1999Little Brown · 230 pages · ENGISBN 9780316648295
  • 2000ABACUS · 230 pagesISBN 9780349112473
  • 2014Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company · 240 pages · ENGISBN 9780544341661
  • 2000Harvest Books · 240 pages · ENGISBN 9780156010801

Is there intelligent life in the universe? Could the people who have believed in it for centuries be right? People who put their faith in science are puzzled. And now they have a definitive answer. Probability 1 answers this question with a resounding Yes, there must be intelligent life in the universe. Amir Aczel, mathematician and author of the beloved Fermat's Last Theorem, proves the point with a combination of science and math. Aczel shows how the history of space discovery and probability theory come together to prove that we are not alone in the universe. Interplanetary travel for the armchair scientist, Probability 1 offers a rational take on the issue for the skeptic and the true believer alike.

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