Vision
Book Details
Format
Paperback / Softback
Book Series
Darwin College Lectures
ISBN-10
1108931022
ISBN-13
9781108931021
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Imprint
Cambridge University Press
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Aug 26th, 2021
Print length
228 Pages
Weight
456 grams
Dimensions
17.10 x 24.50 x 1.30 cms
Product Classification:
Popular science
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Seven prominent intellectuals discuss the theme of vision through the lens of their area of expertise. Featuring essays on such diverse topics as neuroscience, colour perception, biological evolution, theoretical physics, astronomy, the future of technology, and computer vision, it will be of interest to anybody curious about how we see the world.
Arising from the 2019 Darwin College Lectures, this book presents essays from seven prominent public intellectuals on the theme of vision. Each author examines this theme through the lens of their own particular area of expertise, making for a lively interdisciplinary volume including chapters on neuroscience, colour perception, biological evolution, astronomy, the future of technology, computer vision, and the visionary core of science. Featuring contributions by professors of neuroscience Paul Fletcher and Anya Hurlbert, professor of zoology Dan-Eric Nilsson, the futurist Sophie Hackford, Microsoft distinguished scientist Andrew Blake, theoretical physicist and author Carlo Rovelli, and Dr Carolin Crawford, the Public Astronomer at the University of Cambridge, this volume will be of interest to anybody curious about how we see the world.
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