Peter V. Coveney
Author of The Arrow of Time: A Voyage Through Science to Solve Time's Greatest Mystery
Peter V. Coveney is Peter Coveney (1). For other authors named Peter Coveney, see the disambiguation page.
Works by Peter V. Coveney
The Arrow of Time: A Voyage Through Science to Solve Time's Greatest Mystery (1990) — Author — 488 copies, 3 reviews
Virtual You: How Building Your Digital Twin Will Revolutionize Medicine and Change Your Life (2023) 12 copies
A Seta do Tempo Livro 1 2 copies
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If you've ever wondered why you can't go back in time, this is the book for you!
What is time, and why does it seem to flow in only one direction?
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The book could have been good, but:
1) The writing style was boring and academic
2) The authors seem to come from the Ilya Prigogine Brussels School, and the incessant references to him and to the school became annoying
3) The authors talked a lot about dissipative irreversible processes (using lots of examples that could have been fascinating if better presented), but failed to explain why the existence of these processes could shed light on the fact that the arrow of time is unidirectional, rather than mere evidence that iit is.… (more)