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Graphic novel tells a tale of catastrophe and complexity

24 Feb 2023

James Kakalios reviews The Phantom Scientist by Robin Cousin (translated by Edward Gauvin)

Extract from graphic novel showing 5 cels of artwork
Mystery masters The Phantom Scientist explores the possibility that one of the biggest unsolved problems in computer science may be cracked, thereby enabling solutions to previously intractable problems to be found. (Courtesy: Robin Cousin and Edward Gauvin)
During the first year or two of the COVID-19 pandemic, many of us spent time doing jigsaws. Some of

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James Kakalios is the Taylor Distinguished Professor of Physics at the University of Minnesota, US, and the author of The Physics of Superheroes and The Physics of Everyday Things
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