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  • Quantum Drama

  • From the Bohr-Einstein Debate to the Riddle of Entanglement
  • By: Jim Baggott, John L. Heilbron
  • Narrated by: Tom Beyer
  • Length: 13 hrs and 58 mins
  • 5.0 out of 5 stars (1 rating)

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Quantum Drama

By: Jim Baggott, John L. Heilbron
Narrated by: Tom Beyer
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In 1927, Niels Bohr and Albert Einstein began a debate about the interpretation and meaning of the new quantum theory. This would become one of the most famous debates in the history of science. What (if any) limits should we place on our expectations for what science can tell us about physical reality?

Our protagonists slowly disappeared from the vanguard of physics, as its center of gravity shifted from a war-ravaged Continental Europe to post-war America. What Einstein and Bohr had considered to be matters of the utmost importance were now set aside. Their debate was regarded either as settled in Bohr's favor or as superfluous to real physics.

As quantum entanglement became a real physical phenomenon, whole new disciplines were established, such as quantum computing, teleportation, and cryptography. The efforts of the experimentalists were rewarded with shares in the 2022 Nobel prize in physics.

As Quantum Drama reveals, science owes a large debt to those who kept the discussions going before definitive experimental inquiries became possible. Although experiment moved the Bohr-Einstein debate to a new level, it has by no means removed or resolved the fundamental question.

©2024 Jim Baggott and John L. Heilbron (P)2024 Tantor
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