The Many Worlds of Hugh Everett III: Multiple Universes, Mutual Assured Destruction, and the Meltdown of a Nuclear Family
Hugh Everett III's Many Worlds theory, of infinite multiple universes, is now considered a hugely important breakthrough in the history of physics.This book tells the story of the physics establishment's rejection of his theory, his subsequent Pentagon career in nuclear strategy, and his difficult personal life and eventual death from alcoholism.
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- ISBN: 978-0-19-955227-6
- EAN: 9780199552276
- Produktnummer: 22677779
- Verlag: OXFORD UNIV PR
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2010
- Seitenangabe: 456 S.
- Masse: H24.5 cm x B16.7 cm x D3.0 cm 904 g
- Auflage: New
- Gewicht: 904
Über den Autor
Peter Byrne is an investigative reporter and science writer based in northern California. He has written for Scientific American, Mother Jones, Salon.com, SF Weekly, North Bay Bohemian, and many other magazines and newsweeklies. He has received national recognition for his investigative reporting, including from Investigative Editors & Reporters and Project Censored. He a member of the Foundational Questions Institute, which has supported this book with a largegrant. He has made presentations on Everett at University of Oxford, Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics, and University of California, Irvine. He consulted on (and appeared in) the BBC4 production about Everett, Parallel Worlds, Parallel Lives. He is curating the Everettpapers.
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