| How the Hippies Saved Physics: Science, Counterculture, and the Quantum Revival Contributor(s): Kaiser, David (Author) |
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ISBN: 039334231X ISBN-13: 9780393342314 Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company OUR PRICE: $18.95 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science | Physics - Quantum Theory - Science | History |
| Dewey: B |
| Physical Information: 0.98" H x 5.51" W x 8.27" (0.71 lbs) 416 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1970's - Geographic Orientation - California - Cultural Region - Western U.S. - Cultural Region - West Coast |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In the 1970s, an eccentric group of physicists in Berkeley, California, banded together to explore the wilder side of science. Dubbing themselves the "Fundamental Fysiks Group," they pursued an audacious, speculative approach to physics, studying quantum entanglement in terms of Eastern mysticism and psychic mind reading. As David Kaiser reveals, these unlikely heroes spun modern physics in a new direction, forcing mainstream physicists to pay attention to the strange but exciting underpinnings of quantum theory. |
Contributor Bio(s): Kaiser, David: - David Kaiser is a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he teaches in the Program in Science, Technology, and Society and the Department of Physics. He lives near Boston. |
