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Quantum Questions: Mystical Writings of the World's Great Physicists
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- Amazon Sales Rank: #27766 in Books
- Published on: 2002-12-31
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Binding: Paperback
- 224 pages
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Synopsis
Brings together the mystical writings of quantum physicists and relativity scientists Heisenberg, Schroedinger, Einstein, de Broglie, Jeans, Planck, Pauli, and Eddinigton to reveal how each of these men of science came to see the world as a spiritual rather than material phenomenon.
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This book changed my world-view. It redifined what physics is, and the people who redefined it were the 8 top physicists of the 20th century. If they don't know what they are talking about, we may as well all give up now.
The book raises throws down a tantalising challenge to all interested in the mysteries of quantum mechanics and theoretical physics. The excellent editor Wilber points out that, on the one hand, none of the 8 physicists felt quantum mechanics provided any proof, or EVIDENCE FOR, any mystical world view. On the other hand, all 8 physicists describe themselves as mystics! If this seeming paradox doesn't interest you, physics doesn't interest you.
The answer, it turns out, lies less in the nature of mysticism than in the nature of physics. Heisenberg, Bohr, Einstein et al have shattered my world view, and thanks to Wilber for bringing it to my attention.
This is a book that deserves to be widely read. Which is a shame in my case as, before I finished it, I left it on the train. I hope someone else picked it up and got soemthing from it, then...
