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If the ancient Greek philosopher Socrates came to life again today, he would wonder how airplanes fly and light bulbs glow, but not wonder much about the world's political and social changes that took place since his time. The author puts himself in the position of explaining to Socrates the technological fundamentals behind all our modern conveniences . Since he takes Socrates seriously, the author accepts the challenge of introducing the relevant mathematical and technical concepts, and he does so in a remarkably easy-tounderstand and accurate way. The result is a comprehensive overview of...

"Die Motivation, die mich veranlasste, einen Preis fur verstandliche Wissenschaft zu stiften, hat zweifellos auch den Autor Wendt getrieben, dieses Buch zu schreiben. Es ist ihm tatsachlich gelungen, selbst die schwierigsten Erkenntnisse so darzustellen, dass man nicht nur alles versteht, sondern beim Lesen auch noch seinen Spass hat." Dr. h.c. Klaus Tschira, Heidelberg, Mitgrunder der Softwarefirma SAP AG]

"Sokrates hatte sicher seine helle Freude an dieser faszinierenden Beschreibung unserer naturwissenschaftlich-technischen Welt aus der Feder eines...

If the ancient Greek philosopher Socrates came to life again today, he would wonder how airplanes fly and light bulbs glow, but not wonder much about the world's political and social changes that took place since his time. The author puts himself in the position of explaining to Socrates the technological fundamentals behind all our modern conveniences . Since he takes Socrates seriously, the author accepts the challenge of introducing the relevant mathematical and technical concepts, and he does so in a remarkably easy-tounderstand and accurate way. The result is a comprehensive overview of...