March 30, 2008
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Answer:
Quoting Madhur
1. Pierre-Simon Laplace
2. Improbable: A Novel by Adam Fawer (duh..)
In 1814, Pierre-Simon Laplace envisioned Laplace’s demon which is a hypothetical “demon” which suggests if the precise location and momentum of every atom in the universe is known then it could use Newton’s laws to reveal the entire course of cosmic events, past and future.
The main character in Adam Fawer’s book ‘Improbable: A Novel’ becomes a personification of Laplace Demon who could predict the future.
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March 30th, 2008 at 11:23 am, GMT -0700 ( 1206901403 )
In Adam Fawer’s debut novel, the main character is personified as a kind of Laplace Demon - i.e. someone who thumbs a nose at Heisenberg by knowing precise location and momentum of things in the universe, and therefore able to causally determine the past, the present, and the future.
March 30th, 2008 at 11:32 am, GMT -0700 ( 1206901951 )
1. Pierre-Simon Laplace
2. Improbable: A Novel by Adam Fawer
In 1814, Pierre-Simon Laplace envisioned Laplace’s demon which is a hypothetical “demon” which suggests if the precise location and momentum of every atom in the universe is known then it could use Newton’s laws to reveal the entire course of cosmic events, past and future.
The main character in Adam Fawer’s book ‘Improbable: A Novel’ becomes a personification of Laplace Demon who could predict the future.
March 30th, 2008 at 12:56 pm, GMT -0700 ( 1206907005 )
Laplace’s demon?
March 30th, 2008 at 1:21 pm, GMT -0700 ( 1206908508 )
laplace demon
1. laplace envisioned it.
2. the book whose main main char becomes the personification of the Laplace demon.
March 30th, 2008 at 6:51 pm, GMT -0700 ( 1206928299 )
The hint (Laplace Transform) made it easy.
1. Pierre Simon de Laplace
2. A science fiction novel by Adam Fawer.
The novel is centered around the Laplace’s belief that “cause-and-effect rules govern all and if one had sufficient intellect they would be able to know the future just as one knows the past”. The intellect is referred to as “Laplace’s Demon”.
March 30th, 2008 at 6:52 pm, GMT -0700 ( 1206928362 )
The hint (Laplace Transform) made it easy.
1. Pierre Simon de Laplace
2. A science fiction novel by Adam Fawer.
The novel is centered around the Laplace’s belief that “cause-and-effect rules govern all and if one had sufficient intellect they would be able to know the future just as one knows the past”. The intellect is referred to as “Laplace’s Demon”.
March 30th, 2008 at 7:07 pm, GMT -0700 ( 1206929268 )
Laplace’s demon is a hypothetical “demon” envisioned in 1814 by Pierre-Simon Laplace such that if it knew the precise location and momentum of every atom in the universe then it could use Newton’s laws to reveal the entire course of cosmic events, past and future.
In Adam Fawers “Improbable: A Novel”, the main character becomes a personification of Laplace’s demon.
March 30th, 2008 at 8:39 pm, GMT -0700 ( 1206934772 )
Laplace’s Demon.
Laplace’s demon is a hypothetical “demon” envisioned in 1814 by Pierre-Simon Laplace (the gentleman in pic) such that if it knew the precise location and momentum of every atom in the universe then it could use Newton’s laws to reveal the entire course of cosmic events, past and future. In Adam Fawers “Improbable: A Novel”, the main character becomes a personification of Laplace’s demon.
March 30th, 2008 at 9:27 pm, GMT -0700 ( 1206937658 )
The main character in Adam Fawer’s IMPROBABLE is a personification of “Laplace’s Demon”
March 31st, 2008 at 12:19 am, GMT -0700 ( 1206947980 )
Laplace’s demon?
first pic is of Pierre-Simon, marquis de Laplace and the second is of Adam Fawer’s book. Fawer touches upon or uses a character that becomes a personification of Laplace’s demon?
March 31st, 2008 at 1:31 am, GMT -0700 ( 1206952283 )
The person in the picture is laplace pierre simon, the mathematician after whom the laplacian transform is named.
The book improbable’s main character becomes a personification of ‘Laplaces Demon’ which is a hypothetical “demon” envisioned in 1814 by Pierre-Simon Laplace such that if it knew the precise location and momentum of every atom in the universe then it could use Newton’s laws to reveal the entire course of cosmic events, past and future.
March 31st, 2008 at 3:18 am, GMT -0700 ( 1206958714 )
Laplace
March 31st, 2008 at 4:12 am, GMT -0700 ( 1206961958 )
eeeeaaaassssyyy..
The pic is Laplace and the equation is Laplace transform.
The connect is Laplace’s demon. Wiki puts it best: The main character in book in pic is a personification of Laplace’s demon.
March 31st, 2008 at 4:57 am, GMT -0700 ( 1206964678 )
umm the protagonist of the book uses Laplace transforms to predict the future or something ?
March 31st, 2008 at 4:58 am, GMT -0700 ( 1206964725 )
more precisely the “Laplace demon” ?
March 31st, 2008 at 5:24 am, GMT -0700 ( 1206966263 )
Laplace, laplace demon, laplace transform.
The laplace demon and thus, determinism, is referred to in “improbable”
March 31st, 2008 at 5:26 am, GMT -0700 ( 1206966361 )
Laplace, laplace demon, laplace transform.
The laplace demon and thus, determinism, is referred to in “improbable”
March 31st, 2008 at 6:51 am, GMT -0700 ( 1206971511 )
laplace
March 31st, 2008 at 7:41 am, GMT -0700 ( 1206974491 )
The man is Pierre-Simon Laplace..
Connect -> Laplace’s Demon
The main character of the novel becomes a personification of the demon..
Laplace’s demon is a theoretical demon predicted by him that if it knew the position n momentum of every atom in d universe then it could use Newton’s laws to disclose cosmic events of past n future…
Hint is Laplace transform..
March 31st, 2008 at 8:40 am, GMT -0700 ( 1206978051 )
1. Pierre-Simon Laplace
2. The novel, “Improbable” by Adam Fawer
The novel apparently deals with Laplace’s demon, which states that the future can be predicted precisely by anyone with sufficient ability to calculate and sufficient information.
March 31st, 2008 at 8:46 am, GMT -0700 ( 1206978408 )
Laplace’s demon
March 31st, 2008 at 8:53 am, GMT -0700 ( 1206978781 )
The novel IMPROBABLE BY ADAM FAWER is about chance, fate and determinism specifically centered on Marquis Pierre Simon de Laplace’s belief that cause-and-effect rules govern all and if one had sufficient intellect they would be able to know the future just as one knows the past. This intellect has become known as Laplace’s Demon.
PHOTO: Marquis Pierre Simon de Laplace
HINT: Laplace transformation
March 31st, 2008 at 9:18 am, GMT -0700 ( 1206980286 )
This novel is about chance, fate and determinism; specifically centered on Marquis Pierre Simon de Lapace’s belief that cause-and-effect rules govern all and if one had sufficient intellect they would be able to know the future just as one knows the past. This intellect has become known as Laplace’s Demon.