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How the hippies saved physics by david kaiser kirkus. Even reading this article wouldnt be possible without the physicsbased ideas that played a huge role in the creation of computers and the internet. In the book how the hippies saved physics, david kaiser shows how also their ideas have proven to have made lasting impact on modern physics. The surprising story of eccentric young scientists who stood up to conventionand changed the face of modern physicsin the 1970s, amid severe cutbacks in physics funding, a small group of underemployed physicists in berkeley decided to throw off the constraints of academia and explore the wild. Mar 15, 2012 how the hippies saved physics tells the story of a group of physicists in berkeley who began meeting in the late 1970s to discuss the implications of some very weird properties of quantum mechanics. At some level every text actualizes the authors philosophy of physicsa personal way of conceptualizing physical ideas and of translating these ideas into mathematics.
Jul 19, 2011 how the hippies saved physics, by david kaiser modern theoretical physics owes its survival, in part, to the counterculture movement of the 1960s and 70s. There was a lot more to the hippies than free love and tuning in and dropping out. Pdf how the hippies saved physics kaiser, d 2011 book. Still, kaiser argues convincingly for their role as provocateurs in how the hippies saved physics. David kaiser is a professor at the massachusetts institute of technology, where he teaches in the program in science, technology, and society and the department of physics. How the hippies saved physics introduces us to a band of freewheeling physicists who defied the imperative to shut up and calculate and helped to rejuvenate modern physics. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. I stress that this is both a description and an interpretation. Hippies promoted sexual liberation and were known for there hallucinogenic drug use the hippies were also known for the beliefs of gentle and non. The book describes how quantum physics which many considered to be fringe science became accepted science.
In most texts, this way of thinking is implicit, below the surface of words, equations, and so forth. How the hippies saved physics excerpt scientific american. Physics girl interview with mit professor david kaiser how the hippies saved physics tv episode 2012 on imdb. Pdf how the hippies saved physics download full pdf. How the hippies saved physics excerpt a new book documents the overlooked contributions of a looseknit, unconventional bunch of 1970s physicists called. Hence the brashness of my title, how the hippies saved physics. As in the 1960s and 1970s, not everyone was donning tyedye and putting flowers in their hair. Download pdf howthehippiessavedphysics free online. Apr 24, 2012 professor david kaiser discusses his new book how the hippies saved physics, what it takes to become an mit professor, and his upcoming talk at the cambridge science festival. How the hippies saved physics, by david kaiser the.
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Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Cosmos and culture physicist and historian david kaiser. What made the fundamental fysiks group unusual was that the new age culture of the era especially prevalent in northern california encouraged them to follow up their most speculative ideas. This includes old hippies, young hippies and anyone else who has lived and espoused these values. A quick summary is that i think its a marvelous book, telling in wellresearched and entertaining fashion a story ive always wanted to know more about. Loved the book how the hippies saved physics by david kaiser. Update following augsep 2014 runhippi observations of the polarization of a sample of nearby bright stars south of the equator and with d 0. Mit professor david kaiser describes the field of physics bumpy transition from new age to cutting edge. How the hippies saved physics, by david kaiser modern theoretical physics owes its survival, in part, to the counterculture movement of the 1960s and 70s. The times, they are achanging the fifties and early sixties 2. Science, counterculture, and the quantum revival silvan sam schweber is professor emeritus of physics and of the history of ideas at brandeis university in waltham, massachusetts and an associate in the history of science department at harvard university. They revived scientific interest in the puzzling foundations of quantum mechanics, provided new insights about entanglement, and laid.
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Jul, 2012 ten years after his nowfamous paper was published, a group of eccentric young scientists was founded in san francisco during the colorful mid1970s. How the hippies saved physics, science, counterculture, and the quantum revival by david kaiser david kaiser is a professor at massachusetts institute of technology. The surprising story of eccentric young scientists who stood up to conventionand changed the face of modern physics. Ten years after his nowfamous paper was published, a group of eccentric young scientists was founded in san francisco during the colorful mid1970s.
Nov 26, 2012 mit professor david kaiser describes the field of physics bumpy transition from new age to cutting edge. Jan 22, 2012 how the hippies saved physics, by david kaiser. One of the most interesting physics books this year was definitely how the hippies saved physics. Jun 27, 2011 but as mit historian of science david kaiser asserts in his new book, how the hippies saved physics, published this month by w.
The results show generally low polarizations near the sun and much higher polarizations beyond around 40 pc. Finally, chapter five deals with the hippie movement fading out and its political branch, the new left, destructing itself. I have considered myself to be a hippie for many, many years now, and i am proud to call myself and be referred to as one. How the hippies saved physics science counterculture and the quantum revival. What made the fundamental fysiks group unusual was that the new age culture of the era especially prevalent in northern california encouraged. Meticulously researched and unapologetically romantic, how the hippies saved physics makes the history of science fun again.
In this book, i use the term hippies to describe those who participated in the counterculture of the 60s and early 70s as well as those who subscribe to the philosophy of that movement. Norton, the groups members actually helped to steer physics in. Norton, the groups members actually helped to steer physics in a new direction. The book is about how circa mid 1970s a bunch of young physicists, all of them male with. Science, counterculture, and the quantum revival excerpt this book excerpt traces the history of quantum information theory and the colorful and famous physicists. Cosmos and culture physicist and historian david kaiser looks back on a time and place in american history when a.
In the book david kaiser both a physicist and a science historian focuses on a rather exotic era in the history of physics 1970s. Science, counterculture, and the quantum revival reprint by david kaiser isbn. Unless youre a trained physicist or an engineering program graduate, chances are you dont realize how much this important science impacts our everyday life. Our department is dedicated to deciphering the secrets and mysteries. Both in terms of the content and the idea of the book it was definitely worth reading. Science, counterculture, and the quantum revival, david kaiser, an associate professor at the massachusetts institute of technology, turns to those wild. How the hippies saved physics, by david kaiser the independent. You can read online how the hippies saved physics science counterculture and the quantum revival here in pdf, epub, mobi or docx formats. The shape of popular science would look dramatically different more stodgy and conservative, less expansive were it not for a longago minirevolution in the field of physics that melded the hippie sensibility of farout daydreaming with a newtonian fervor for. Science, counterculture, and the quantum revival excerpt this book excerpt traces the history of quantum. How the hippies saved physics new hampshire state library. This entire issue is available for members to download and read on their ipad, iphone, kindle, android, or computer. Are the principles on which the hippie movement was based.
Mit professor david kaiser describes the field of physic s bumpy transition from new age to cutting edge. In recent years, the field of quantum information sciencean amalgam of topics ranging from quantum encryption, to quantum computing, quantum teleportation, and more. Dec 03, 2012 one of the most interesting physics books this year was definitely how the hippies saved physics. Science, counterculture, and the quantum revival scitation is the online home of leading journals and conference proceedings from aip publishing and. The hippies didnt so much save physics, as give it a good bong hit that opened its eyes a little. The hippies didnt so much save physics, as give it a good bong hit. Observations obtained on the angloaustralian telescope on may 12th 2014 and augsep 2014. Winner, davis prize from the history of science society best book in the field aimed at a general audience. How the hippies saved physics by david kaiser about the author. Hippies, as far as i can, from within from the point of view of the subjective meaning this way of life seems to have for its participants.
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