{"product_id":"programming-the-universe","title":"Programming The Universe","description":"\u003cp\u003eIN THE BEGINNING WAS THE BIT...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe universe is made of bits of information and it has been known for more than a century that every piece of the the universe - every electron, atom and molecule - registers these bits and that information. It is only in the last years, however, with the discovery and development of quantum computers, that scientists have gained a fundamental understanding of just how that information is registered and processed.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBuilding on recent breakthroughs in quantum computation, Seth Lloyd shows how the universe itself is a giant computer. Every atom and elementary particle stores these bits, and every collision between those atoms and particles flips the bits into a new arrangement and effortlessly spins out beautiful and complex systems, including galaxies, planets and life itself.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut every computer needs a program, the set of instructions that tell it what patterns to create. Where did the bits come from that tell the universe to create its magnificent complexity? Who - or what - is programming the universe?\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vintage Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54217583722840,"sku":"9780099455370","price":19.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780099455370.jpg?v=1764649814","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/programming-the-universe","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}