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Noise, August 2006
Hardcover
Viking
August 2006
On Sale: August 15, 2006
272 pages
ISBN: 0670034959
EAN: 9780670034956
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Non-Fiction
From the well-known science commentator and bestselling
author of Fuzzy Thinking comes a revelatory look at
the phenomenon of noise
A celebrated maverick
in the world of science, Bart Kosko introduced—and continues
to popularize in print and television media—the
revolutionary concept of fuzzy logic. In his latest book, he
provides the first scientific history of noise aimed at the
general reader. Noise is a social nuisance, a cause of
deafness and high blood pressure, and an all-around
annoyance. But what is noise really? As Kosko simply states,
“Noise is a signal that you don’t like.” It occurs at every
level of the physical universe, from the big bang to blaring
car alarms. Today, noise is considered the curse of the
information age, but, in fact, not all noise is bad.
Debunking this and many other commonly held beliefs about
noise, Kosko gives readers a vivid sense of how deeply noise
permeates both the world around us and within us. Along the
way he covers many compelling topics, from noise’s possible
role in the ice ages to noise pollution laws, the use of
noise to generate synthetic speech, and Hedy Lamarr’s
contribution to noisy wireless communication. The result is
a vastly entertaining and illuminating scientific journey
that promises to do for noise what James Gleick did for
chaos—make it vital, fascinating, and relevant.
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