Travels in hyperreality essays

Eco displays in these essays the same wit, learning, and lively intelligence that delighted readers of *The Name of the Rose* and *Foucault's Pendulum*. His range is wide, and his insights are acute, frequently ironic, and often downright funny. Translated by William Weaver.

### Review “What place does the theoretical physicist’s picture of the world occupy among all these possible pictures? It demands the highest possible standard of rigorous precision in the description of relations, such as only the use of mathematical language can give” —Albert Einstein, “Principle

### Review “What is the situation? The development of technology and of the implements of war has brought about something akin to a shrinking of our planet. Economic interlinking has made the destinies of nations interdependent to a degree far greater than in previous years.” —Albert Einstein, “Tow