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Quantum Thief

September 20, 2011 Dilemma Prison In the science-fiction novel The Quantum Thief the main character Jean Le Flambeur is stuck in the Dilemma Prison. His punishment is playing out endless variations of situations with countless copies of himself. This week … Continue reading

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Parallel Worlds

Parallel Worlds Parallel Worlds by Michio Kaku came out in 2005.  In his preface his discusses everything from Galileo Galilee to Copernicus to Kepler to Newton to Hubble to Einstein and beyond. Then Kaku begins at the beginning, literally.  He … Continue reading

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The Elegant Universe

The Elegant Universe The Elegant Universe by Brian Greene came out in 1999.  The book is broken into five parts.  Part I: The Edge of Knowledge. Part II: The Dilemma of Space, Time, and the Quanta. Part III: The Cosmic … Continue reading

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