What is real? : the unfinished quest for the meaning of quantum physics
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Published
New York : Basic Books, 2018.
Edition
First edition.
ISBN
9780465096053, 0465096050
Physical Desc
ix, 370 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
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Arlington - Adult
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Published
New York : Basic Books, 2018.
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
ISBN
9780465096053, 0465096050

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Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description
"Quantum mechanics is humanity's finest scientific achievement. It explains why the sun shines and how your eyes can see. It's the theory behind the LEDs in your phone and the nuclear hearts of space probes. Every physicist agrees quantum physics is spectacularly successful. But ask them what quantum physics means, and the result will be a brawl. At stake is the nature of the Universe itself. What does it mean for something to be real? What is the role of consciousness in the Universe? And do quantum rules apply to very small objects like electrons and protons, but not us? In What is Real?, Adam Becker brings to vivid life the brave researchers whose quest for the truth led them to challenge Bohr: David Bohm, who picked up Einstein's mantle and sought to make quantum mechanics deterministic, all while being hounded by the forces of McCarthyism; Hugh Everett, who argued that everything, big and small, must be governed by the same rules; and John Bell, who went to great lengths to eradicate the power of the god-like observer from the core of quantum physics. And they paid dearly, their reputations, careers, and sometimes lives ruined completely. But history has been kinder to them than their contemporaries were. As Becker shows, the brave intellectual giants have inspired a growing army of physicists and philosophers intent both on making a philosophically more satisfying theory of the universe and a more useful one as well. A gripping story of some of humanity's greatest ideas and the high cost with which many have pursued them, What is Real? is intellectual history at its passionate best"--,Provided by publisher.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Becker, A. (2018). What is real?: the unfinished quest for the meaning of quantum physics (First edition.). Basic Books.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Becker, Adam, 1984-. 2018. What Is Real?: The Unfinished Quest for the Meaning of Quantum Physics. Basic Books.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Becker, Adam, 1984-. What Is Real?: The Unfinished Quest for the Meaning of Quantum Physics Basic Books, 2018.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Becker, Adam. What Is Real?: The Unfinished Quest for the Meaning of Quantum Physics First edition., Basic Books, 2018.

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