The Broken Dice and Other Mathematical Tales Of Chance

University of Chicago Press:, 1993. 183 pages. In this book, the author "contemplates the randomness of nature. Ekeland engages the reader in a playful but profound discussion of chance and evokes a world in which nothing is as it may seem." FINE SOFTCOVER. Soft Cover. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

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Chicago: University of Chicago Press. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1993. Hardcover. 0226199916 . Translated from the French by Carol Volk. First printing of the American edition. Fine in a fine dust jacket. .

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Chicago, IL: Univ of Chicago Press, 1993. First Edition, First Printing . Soft cover. COLLECTIBLE - NEW/None as Issued. BRAND NEW & COLLECTIBLE. First published in French under the title: Aus Hasard, Editions du Seuil, 1991. This is the First Printing of the English translation by Carol Volk. Text in 6 chapters: Chapter 1, Chance; 2, Fate; 3,… Read more about this item

New. The unpredictability of nature is both exhilarating and unnerving. Whether in science, the casino, or merely our everyday lives, chance is a mysterious force we do the utmost to control, usually with little success. Is life really nothing other than the roll of the dice or the toss of the coin? Why is it that even the… Read more about this item

Hardback. New. Why is it that even the most ingenious attempts to eliminate the free play of chance have failed? Is life really nothing other than the roll of dice or the toss of a coin? In this book, Ivar Ekeland contemplates these and many other questions concerning the randomness of nature.