Real?: The Unfinished Quest
Quantum
What Is
for the Meaning of
Physics
What Is Real?: The Unfinished Quest for the Meaning of Quantum Physics
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A thorough illuminating exploration of the most consequential controversy raging in modern science New York Times Book ReviewAn Editors ChoiceNew York Times Book ReviewLonglisted for PENEO Wilson Prize for Literary Science WritingLonglisted for Goodreads Choice AwardEvery physicist agrees quantum mechanics is among humanitys finest scientific achievements But ask what it meansthe result will be a brawl For a century most physicists have followed Niels Bohrs solipsisticpoorly reasoned Copenhagen interpretation Indeed questioning it has long meant professional ruin yet some daring physicists such as John Bell David BohmHugh Everett persisted in seeking the true meaning of quantum mechanics What Is Real is the gripping story of this battle of ideasthe courageous scientists who dared to st up for truthAn excellent accessible account Wall Street JournalSplendidDeeply detailed research accompanied by charming anecdotes about the scientists Washington Post