Connecting Literature and Science (Hardcover, 1)

1. Introduction 2. A Brief History of L&S 3. The Science Wars 4. Models of Engagement 5. Encoding an Infinite Message: Richard Powers's The Gold Bug Variations 6. Is That a Coded Message? It May Not Be So Simple! 7. Found in Translation 8. Entropy as Time's (Double-Headed) Arrow in Tom Stoppard's Arcadia 9. Chirality and Life 10. Making New Life 11. The End of Irony and/or the End of Science? 12. Conclusion Appendix 1: Some Details of the Chemistry Appendix 2: Suggestions for Further Reading