| How the Hippies Saved Physics: Science, Counterculture, and the Quantum Revival Library Edition Contributor(s): Kaiser, David (Author), Runnette, Sean (Read by) |
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ISBN: 1441789812 ISBN-13: 9781441789815 Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks OUR PRICE: $98.10 Product Type: Compact Disc - Other Formats Published: June 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science | History - Science | Physics - Quantum Theory |
| Dewey: 530.092 |
| Physical Information: 1.2" H x 6.5" W x 6.2" (0.70 lbs) |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1970's - Geographic Orientation - California |
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| Publisher Description: The surprising story of eccentric young scientists who stood up to convention--and changed the face of modern physics In the 1970s, amid severe cutbacks in physics funding, a small group of underemployed physicists in Berkeley decided to throw off the constraints of academia and explore the wilder side of science. Dubbing themselves the "Fundamental Fysiks Group," they pursued a freewheeling, speculative approach to physics. Some dabbled with LSD while conducting experiments. They studied quantum theory alongside Eastern mysticism and psychic mind reading, discussing the latest developments while lounging in hot tubs. Unlikely as it may seem, this quirky band of misfits altered the course of modern physics, forcing mainstream physicists to pay attention to the strange but exciting underpinnings of quantum theory. Their work on Bell's theorem and quantum entanglement helped pave the way for today's advances in quantum information science. A lively and entertaining Cinderella story, How the Hippies Saved Physics takes us to a time when only the unlikeliest heroes could break the science world out of its rut. |
Contributor Bio(s): Kaiser, David: - David Kaiser is an associate professor at MIT, where he teaches in the Program in Science, Technology, and Society and in the Department of Physics. He completed PhDs in physics and the history of science at Harvard University. He is the author of the award-winning book Drawing Theories Apart: The Dispersion of Feynman Diagrams in Postwar Physics. His research has received awards from the American Physical Society, the History of Science Society, the British Society for the History of Science, and MIT, and he has also received several teaching awards from Harvard and MIT. He and his family live in Natick, Massachusetts. Runnette, Sean: -Sean Runnette, an Earphones Award-winning narrator, has also directed and produced more than two hundred audiobooks, including several Audie Award winners. He is a member of the American Repertory Theater company and has toured the United States and internationally with ART and Mabou Mines. His television and film appearances include Two If by Sea, Cop Land, Sex and the City, Law & Order, the award-winning film Easter, and numerous commercials. |