About the Author:
Robert P. Crease is a professor and chairman of the Department of Philosophy at Stony Brook University, New York. He is the organizer of the Trust Institute at Stony Brook, which presents interdisciplinary programs about contemporary issues. His articles and reviews have appeared in the Atlantic Monthly, the New York Times Magazine, the Wall Street Journal, Newsday, and elsewhere. He writes a monthly column, ''Critical Point,'' on the social dimensions of science for Physics World magazine. His books include The Great Equations and World in the Balance, among others. He lives in New York City with his family.
Alfred Scharff Goldhaber is a professor of physics at Stony Brook University.
Review:
“Rich and entertaining... [The Quantum Moment] is an introduction to the brave new world we inhabit.”
- Amir Alexander, New York Times
“A fascinating tour of the lives and afterlives of some of the most captivating concepts of quantum theory.”
- David Kaiser, author of How the Hippies Saved Physics
“A delight! A tour de force that is both illuminating and extraordinarily readable.”
- Gino Segre, author of Ordinary Geniuses: How Two Mavericks Shaped Modern Science
“This is an amazing book for scientists and humanists alike! Every page yields surprises―not only about the complex history of quantum physics but about how it impacts our understanding of ourselves in daily life. Required reading for anyone concerned with casting the fate of humankind in a radically new light.”
- Edward S. Casey, author of The World at a Glance
“Reading The Quantum Moment is a very fun way to learn about where quantum physics comes from and the strange, even astonishing places it has gone with or without the physicists for whom it is the language of their craft.”
- Peter Galison, author of Einstein’s Clocks, Poincare’s Maps, professor of science and physics, Harvard University
“Fascinating... Crease and Goldhaber have written an accessible and entertaining history that embraces both the science and the silliness of quantum mechanics.”
- Publishers Weekly
“An entertaining read.”
- Jim Baggott, Nature
“Approachable... the authors are at their most entertaining when they expose the hollow understanding of physics that many who use its terms possess.”
- Max Ross, Los Angeles Review of Books
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