Main Title |
Searching for certainty : what scientists can know about the future / |
Author |
Casti, J. L.
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Publisher |
W. Morrow, |
Year Published |
1990 |
OCLC Number |
22183480 |
ISBN |
0688089801; 9780688089801; 068811914X; 9780688119140 |
Subjects |
Science--Methodology ;
Science--Forecasting ;
Science--Social aspects--Forecasting ;
Futurologie ;
Methodologie ;
Prognose ;
Vorhersagbarkeit ;
Wissenschaft ;
Wettervorhersage ;
Aktienkursprognose ;
Ontogenie ;
Kriegsbeginn ;
G odelscher Unvollst andigkeitssatz ;
Chaostheorie
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Internet Access |
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Holdings |
Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last Modified |
Checkout Status |
EHBM |
Q175.C434 1991 |
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CEMM/ACESD Library/Narragansett,RI |
04/22/2024 |
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Edition |
1st ed. |
Collation |
496 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
Notes |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 409-467) and index. |
Contents Notes |
Correlations, causes, and chance. Prediction and explanation in science and in life -- Whither the weather? Can we predict/explain changes in weather and climate? -- Shaping up. Can we predict/explain the physical form of living things? -- Meanwhile, over at the casino. Can we predict/explain the behavior of stock market prices? -- A nice little war. Can we predict/explain the outbreak of war? -- Proof or consequences. Can we predict/explain the true statements of arithmetic? -- Summary: the letters of the laws. What can we know for sure? Investigates the degree to which the science of today is in a position to predict everyday events occurring in the worlds of natural and human affairs. |
Place Published |
New York |
PUB Date Free Form |
1990 |
BIB Level |
m |
Medium |
unmediated |
Content |
text |
Carrier |
volume |
Cataloging Source |
OCLC/T |
LCCN |
90043889 |
OCLC Time Stamp |
20240417213016 |
Language |
eng |
Origin |
OCLC |
Type |
CAT |
OCLC Rec Leader |
03784cam 2200817 a 45010 |