The Fourth Dimension: A Guided Tour of the Higher Universes: Amazon.ca: Rudolf Rucker, David Povilaitis: Books

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A detailed description of what the fourth dimension would be like.

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David Povilaitis began his art and design career in Chicago, and has been a graphic artist and photographer for 35 years. His conceptual art has been used regularly in publications all over the world to visually illuminate editorial and educational articles and books. Distilling authors' intensions and creating art that engages the readers' wit and intelligence is an enjoyable challenge for him.

Rudolf von Bitter Rucker (born March 22, 1946 in Louisville, Kentucky) is an American computer scientist and science fiction author, and is one of the founders of the cyberpunk literary movement. The author of both fiction and non-fiction, he is best known for the novels in the Ware Tetralogy, the first two of which (Software and Wetware) both won Philip K. Dick Awards. At present he edits the science fiction webzine Flurb

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5.0 out of 5 stars Mind-boggling Fun, Feb 7 2008

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Harrison Koehli (Alberta, Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Fourth Dimension: A Guided Tour of the Higher Universes (Paperback)

The subject of the fourth dimension has fascinated me ever since a guest lecture in middle school on the subject. I found a lengthier and more in depth treatment of the subject in the books of P.D. Ouspensky, particularly Tertium Organum and A New Model of the Universe.

In The Fourth Dimension, Rudy Rucker gives both a comprehensive history of thought on the fourth dimension, and an entertaining and lucid explanation of the concepts and implications of the existence of higher worlds. The margins include interesting excerpts ranging from Plato to Wheeler. From literature, philosophy, mathematics, Rucker gathers the many threads of research on the subject. For anyone interested in a layman's introduction to hyperdimensions, and some interesting metaphysical speculation, this is a great book.

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4.0 out of 5 stars mind-bending yet fulfilling book, Jan 7 2003

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Tym (Schaumburg, IL) - See all my reviews

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For all those of you who have questioned your surroundings, this is the perfect book to get you started on a long journey. I read this book over the summer, and it taught me a lot. Not only does Rucker accurately cover the fourth dimension, but it allows your mind to take it other concepts you might have ruled out before. Even though he starts off a little advanced for the beginning reader, it's pretty easy to figure out if you piece everything together. Granted, the end of the book starts to unwind a bit, and the drawings are a little childish, but overall this is one of the best books I've read. I recommend it to anyone who wants to learn about the fourth dimension or concepts beyond their grasp.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Nice Cartoonish Introduction, Sep 24 2001

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Robert Carlberg (Seattle) - See all my reviews
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Granted, this is a book aimed at the "popular science market" but it's a bit more "popular" than "scientific."

Stephen Jay Gould, David Quammen and Ed Regis (among others) manage to cover complex subjects without resorting to "gee whiz" simplifications and tacky drawings. To be fair, Rudy's subject matter is more obtuse and theoretical than natural history, and his approach is likely driven by that. It just felt a little condescending.

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1.0 out of 5 stars Illusion or Reality???
The idea that we live in a world with more than three dimensions is a tantalizing one, and generally, just thinking about the subject for a while can leave one with an achy head... Read more

Published on May 20 2001 by M. A. ZAIDI

2.0 out of 5 stars An introduction to 4D space.
This is a nice well-written book about what a 4D Universe would be like, and delves a bit into Einsteinian spacetime. Read more

Published on Aug 25 1999