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Since the earliest days of quantum mechanics, its founders have
insisted that what goes on inside an atom is impossible to
rationally describe. "When it comes to atoms," Neils Bohr once
wrote, "language can only be used as in poetry." Adam Kay
disagrees. Escape from Shadow Physics is his fiery rebuke to Bohr's
mentality and his theory, arguing that quantum physics is as
logical, reasonable, and intuitive as any other scientific theory -
or at least it will be, if scientists will let it. Thanks to Kay's
cutting-edge work at MIT, a genuine understanding of quantum
mechanics may be just around the corner. Through bouncing droplets
of oil, his team has observed quantum mechanical behavior emerging
on a macroscopic scale - a stunning breakthrough indicating that
quantum and classical physics are not as irreconcilable as we have
been led to think. Engaging and razor-sharp, Escape from Shadow
Physics energetically attacks the orthodoxy of modern physics to
put forward a bold new idea about the structure of reality. Even
better, it may herald the type of true scientific revolution that
comes along just once - or less - a century.
Since the earliest days of quantum mechanics, its founders have
insisted that what goes on inside an atom is impossible to
rationally describe. "When it comes to atoms," Neils Bohr once
wrote, "language can only be used as in poetry." Adam Kay
disagrees. Escape from Shadow Physics is his fiery rebuke to Bohr's
mentality and his theory, arguing that quantum physics is as
logical, reasonable, and intuitive as any other scientific theory -
or at least it will be, if scientists will let it. Thanks to Kay's
cutting-edge work at MIT, a genuine understanding of quantum
mechanics may be just around the corner. Through bouncing droplets
of oil, his team has observed quantum mechanical behavior emerging
on a macroscopic scale - a stunning breakthrough indicating that
quantum and classical physics are not as irreconcilable as we have
been led to think. Engaging and razor-sharp, Escape from Shadow
Physics energetically attacks the orthodoxy of modern physics to
put forward a bold new idea about the structure of reality. Even
better, it may herald the type of true scientific revolution that
comes along just once - or less - a century.
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