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Quantum Enigma: Physics Encounters Consciousness

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In trying to understand the atom, physicists built quantum mechanics and found, to their embarrassment, that their theory intimately connects consciousness with the physical world. Quantum Enigma explores what that implies and why some founders of the theory became the foremost objectors to it. Authors Bruce Rosenblum and Fred Kuttner explain all of this in non-technical terms with help from some fanciful stories and anecdotes about the theory's developers. They present the quantum mystery honestly, with an emphasis on what is and what is not speculation. Quantum Enigma's description of the experimental quantum facts, and the quantum theory explaining them, is undisputed. Interpreting what it all means, however, is controversial. Every interpretation of quantum physics encounters consciousness. Rosenblum and Kuttner therefore turn to exploring consciousness itself--and encounter quantum physics. Free will and anthropic principles become crucial issues, and the connection of consciousness with the cosmos suggested by some leading quantum cosmologists is mind-blowing. Readers are brought to a boundary where the particular expertise of physicists is no longer a sure guide. They will find, instead, the facts and hints provided by quantum mechanics and the ability to speculate for themselves.

"A remarkable and readable presentation of the basic mysteries of science, our universe, and human life. Critically important problems in our understanding are interestingly discussed with perception, depth, and careful objectivity."
--Charles Townes, winner of the Nobel Prize in Physics

"Lively and thought-provoking."
--The Washington Times

"This book is unique. The clearest expositions I have ever seen."
--George Greenstein, Professor of Astronomy, Amherst College

"An immensely important and exciting book."
--Raymond Chester Russ, editor of Journal of Mind and Behavior

"Exposes the hidden skeleton in the physicist's closet."
--Nick Herbert, author of Quantum Reality
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    Oxford University Press
  5. Publication date
    June 16, 2008
  6. Language
    English
  7. Dimensions
    9.1 x 0.5 x 6 inches
  8. Print length
    224 pages
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A brilliant account of the intersection of quantum mechanics and human consciousness

About the Author

Bruce Rosenblum is Professor of Physics and former Chairperson of the Physics Department at the University of California, Santa Cruz.
Fred Kuttner is a former industrial physicist and now devotes most of his time to teaching and researching physics at the University of California, Santa Cruz.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Oxford University Press
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ June 16, 2008
  • Edition ‏ : ‎ Reprint
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 224 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 019534250X
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0195342505
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 13.3 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 9.1 x 0.5 x 6 inches
  • Best Sellers Rank: #1,199,370 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.4 out of 5 stars (254)

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    After a career as a physicist, Fred Kuttner moved to North Carolina to be near his two-year old grandson and to pursue another career as a mental health counselor, following a road not taken when he was younger. During his physics career, Fred devoted most of his time to teaching physics after time spent in industry which included two technology startups, and working in academic administration. His research interests have included the low temperature properties of solids and the thermal properties of magnets. For the last several years as a physicist he worked on the foundations of quantum mechanics. Along with counseling, he is now contemplating the implications of quantum mechanics for life, death, consciousness, and the universe.

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