| Teleportation: The Impossible Leap Contributor(s): Darling, David (Author) |
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ISBN: 0471470953 ISBN-13: 9780471470953 Publisher: Trade Paper Press OUR PRICE: $30.35 Product Type: Hardcover Published: May 2005 Annotation: Praise for David Darling Deep Time "A speculative and provocative book that extends what is known into what is unknown. It is not just another book on cosmology. . . . The emphasis here is on wonder." "You don't have to be a scientist to understand it, and if you're one who enjoys contemplating the mysteries of creation, you should find it deeply rewarding." Equations of Eternity "Mr. Darling provides one of the clearest and most eloquent expositions of the quantum conundrum and its philosophical and metaphysical implications that I have read recently." "In a boldly speculative tour of the mind and the cosmos, Darling expounds upon the relationship between mathematics and the physical reality it describes." |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science | Physics - General |
| Dewey: 530.12 |
| LCCN: 2004016045 |
| Physical Information: 1.02" H x 6.32" W x 8.86" (0.90 lbs) 278 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: An authoritative, entertaining examination of the ultimate thrill ride Until recently the stuff of sci-fi fiction and Star Trek reruns, teleportation has become a reality-for subatomic particles at least. In this eye-opening book, science author David Darling follows the remarkable evolution of teleportation, visiting the key labs that have cradled this cutting-edge science and relating the all-too-human stories behind its birth. He ties in the fast emerging fields of cryptography and quantum computing, tackles some thorny philosophical questions (for instance, can a soul be teleported?), and asks when and how humans may be able to ""beam up."" |