Quantum Legacies
Quantum Legacies by David Kaiser is a 2020 Science & Technology book written by TED speaker Alan Lightman, paired here with the talk they gave.
The pairing
- Paired talk: "The physicist as novelist | Alan Lightman | TEDxWellesleyCollege" (2018), 54K views on TED.com
- Timing: Published 2 years after the talk.
- In the catalogue: The 7th of 7 books by Alan Lightman on Books Worth Reading (2000–2020), by publication year.
- Edition: University of Chicago Press, 2020 · 358 pages
The paired TED talk
The physicist as novelist | Alan Lightman | TEDxWellesleyCollege (2018), the TED talk by Alan Lightman.
From the publisher
Physicists have grappled with quantum theory for over a century. They have learned to wring precise answers from the theory's governing equations, and no experiment to date has found compelling evidence to contradict it. Even so, the conceptual apparatus remains stubbornly, famously bizarre. Physicists have tackled these conceptual uncertainties while navigating still larger ones: the rise of fascism, cataclysmic world wars and a new nuclear age, an unsteady Cold War stand-off and its unexpected end. Quantum Legacies introduces readers to physics' still-unfolding quest by treating iconic moments of discovery and debate among well-known figures like Albert Einstein, Erwin Schro dinger, and Stephen Hawking, and many others whose contributions have indelibly shaped our understanding of nature