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Our Mathematical Universe: My Quest for the Ultimate Nature of Reality

Max Tegmark

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  • Luca FerrariRecommended
    Ferrari names Our Mathematical Universe among three books he recommends in 20VC’s quick-fire round. No business outcome or specific edition is claimed.
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Summary

Max Tegmark combines an account of modern cosmology with his argument that physical reality is a mathematical structure. He moves between the largest scales of the universe and the smallest scales studied by physics, and describes multiverse ideas alongside events from his scientific career. The book includes both established science and Tegmark’s own speculative proposals.

  • SourcePenguin Random House — Our Mathematical Universe · Book Description and Product Details: Max Tegmark; Vintage paperback ISBN 9780307744258, February 3, 2015
  • SourcePenguin UK — Our Mathematical Universe · Title/subtitle, author and description; UK paperback ISBN 9780241954638, not assigned as Ferrari’s edition

Why read it Our view

Read it to examine how a model can explain a system, and where a proposed explanation extends beyond tested knowledge. Its value here is broad scientific thinking. It does not supply a method for running a company.