From the publisher . The book of the famous physicist about modern approaches to the study of brain activity, thought processes, etc. The basics of the mathematical apparatus are presented - from the classical theory (Gedel's theorem) to the latest achievements related to quantum computing. The book consists of two parts: the first part discusses the thesis of the incomputability of consciousness, the second part discusses the issues of physics and biology necessary for understanding the functioning of the real brain. About AuthorR. Penrose heads the Department of Mathematics at the University of Oxford, and is also an honorary professor at many foreign universities and academies. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of London. Among his awards is the Wolf Prize (with C.) Hawking), Dirac Medal, Albert Einstein Prize and Royal Society Medal. In 1994. For his outstanding achievements in the development of science by the Queen of England, he was awarded the title of Sir. The King's New Mind: On Computers, Thinking, and the Laws of Physics C. Hawking R. Penrose. The Nature of Space and Time[edit]