Wojciech Zurek, Sir Martin Rees, Allison Chown, Colin Wellman, Rosie and Tim Chown, Patrick O’Halloran, Julie and Dave Mayes, Stephen Hedges, Sue O’Malley, Sarah Topalian, Dr. My thanks to the following people who either helped me directly, inspired me, or simply encouraged me during the writing of this book: My dad, Karen, Sara Menguc, Jeffrey Robbins, Rachel Marcus, Moses Cardona, Brian Clegg, Professor Tony Hey, Kate Oldfield, Vivien James, Brian May, Dr. Includes bibliographical references and index. The quantum zoo : a tourist’s guide to the neverending universe / Marcus Chown. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Chown, Marcus. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this volume are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Academy of Sciences or its affiliated institutions. Joseph Henry was one of the founders of the National Academy of Sciences and a leader in early American science. Washington, DC 20001 The Joseph Henry Press, an imprint of the National Academies Press, was created with the goal of making books on science, technology, and health more widely available to professionals and the public.ZOO A Tourist ’s Guide to the Neverending Universe The Quantum Zoo: A Tourist's Guide to the Neverending Universe Ĭopyright © National Academy of Sciences. So sit back, relax, and get comfortable as an adept and experienced science communicator brings you quickly up to speed on some of the greatest ideas in the history of human thought. In Chown’s capable hands, quantum physics and relativity are not only painless but downright fun. If you think that the marvels of modern physics have passed you by, it is not too late. As Einstein himself said, "Most of the fundamental ideas of science are essentially simple and may, as a rule, be expressed in a language comprehensible to everyone." Author Marcus Chown emphatically disagrees. They have even gained a reputation of being beyond the understanding of the average person. Despite this, however, quantum theory and relativity remain a patchwork of fragmented ideas, vaguely understood at best and often utterly mysterious. Not only has it given us lasers, computers and nuclear reactors but it has provided an explanation of why the sun shines and why the ground beneath our feet is solid. Quantum theory has literally made the modern world possible. Did you know that there's so much empty space inside matter that the entire human race could be squeezed into the volume of a sugar cube? Or that you grow old more quickly on the top floor of a building than on the ground floor? And did you realize that 1% of the static on a TV tuned between stations is the relic of the Big Bang? These and many other remarkable facts about the world are direct consequences of quantum physics and relativity. But, almost a century after their advent, most people haven't the slightest clue what either is about. Together, they explain virtually everything about the world we live in. The main difference is that since this is actually a mobile game, you have to swipe and slide to interact with levers, or to look around.The two towering achievements of modern physics are quantum theory and Einstein's general theory of relativity. You click on things, interact with them and pick up objects. The developers really made an effort to create a very solitude atmosphere, the ambient music and the style in which the game is made really make you feel like you're alone in this place, and the notes you find really strengthen that feeling.įaraway: Puzzle Escape is played like any other regular escape game, with the mouse. And, you might feel like a true adventurer if you do, at least that's what I felt like when I scribbled down everything that I found, in the hop that it would open a new pathway for me to explore. Certain patterns or objects may be useful somewhere else, so I recommend playing this game with a little notebook next to you, just to take notes or scribble down clues. As always in escape games, you need to look for visual clues that can help you on your way.
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