Original: Rucker often uses his novels to explore scientific or mathematical ideas ; White Light examines the concept of infinity , while the Ware Tetralogy ( written from 1982 through 2000 ) is in part an explanation of the use of natural selection to develop computer software ( a subject also developed in his The Hacker and the Ants , written in 1994 ) .
Simplified: For example , White Light examines the concept of infinity . Parts of the Ware Tetralogy ( written from 1982 through 2000 ) are an explanation of using natural selection to develop computer software ( a subject also developed in his The Hacker and the Ants , written in 1994 ) .