When We Cease To Understand The World by Adrian Nathan West, Benjamin Labatut
Stories
"When We Cease To Understand The World" is a collection of two novellas that explore the limits of human knowledge and the consequences of scientific discovery. In "The Immaculate Void," a mathematician becomes obsessed with solving a seemingly unsolvable equation and risks his sanity in the process. In "The Unfinished," a group of scientists race to unlock the secrets of nuclear fission, only to realize the devastating power they have unleashed. Through these stories, the authors question the role of science in society and the dangers of pursuing knowledge without considering its ethical implications.
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- Published
- 2020
- Nationality
- Chilean
- Length
- Short
- Pages
- 208
- Original Language
- Spanish
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- Alternate Titles
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- Cuando dejamos de entender el mundo
- Het Blinde Licht
- Quando Abbiamo Smesso Di Capire Il Mondo
- Quando Deixamos De Entender O Mundo
- Un verdor terrible
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