![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() What Is Real? is the gripping story of this battle of ideas and the courageous scientists who dared to stand up for truth.ĪBOUT THE AUTHOR: Adam Becker is a science writer with a PhD in astrophysics. And yet, from the 1920s to today, physicists like John Bell, David Bohm, and Hugh Everett persisted in seeking the true meaning of quantum mechanics. As a result, questioning the status quo long meant professional ruin. A mishmash of solipsism and poor reasoning, Copenhagen endured, as Bohr's students vigorously protected his legacy, and the physics community favored practical experiments over philosophical arguments. For a century, most physicists have followed Niels Bohr's Copenhagen interpretation and dismissed questions about the reality underlying quantum physics as meaningless. But ask what it means, and the result will be a brawl. Free and open to the public.ĪBOUT THE BOOK: Every physicist agrees quantum mechanics is among humanity's finest scientific achievements. ![]() Becker will give a book talk books will be available for sale and singing afterwards. In partnership with the University of Kansas Department of Physics & Astronomy, The Raven Book Store presents ADAM BECKER, author of WHAT IS REAL: THE UNFINISHED QUEST FOR THE MEANING OF QUANTUM PHYSICS. ![]()
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