Reality doesn’t exist … probably …
“Quantum physics is, without doubt, the most disruptive technological transformation in history.”
“Really?” you say, “And what has quantum physics done for us?”
Electronics. Computers. GPS. Hi-definition television. Smartphones. Lasers. Transistors. Lists of what quantum theory has done for us are peppered through Paul Davies’ book. The theory, a hundred years old, has given you miracles and wonders. And if you think it has been impressive so far, Paul Davies tells us that a second quantum revolution is just getting underway: Quantum computers will be exponentially faster and more powerful than conventional computers. Quantum intelligence will go places human minds cannot follow. Quantum clocks can keep time to within one second in the entire age of the universe. And we’re just scratching the surface.
Professor Davies has made major contributions in the field of theoretical physics, and is one of the great popular science writers, with a gift for bringing the implausible but true fairly within the compass of those of us who are interested but baffled.
Paul Davies – Pelican – £20:00.
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