Product Description
This book entertainingly traces the history of physics from the observations of the earlyGreeks through the discoveries of Galileo and Newton to the dazzling theories of such scientists as Planck, Einstein, Bohr, and Bohm. This humanized view of science opens up the mind-stretching visions of how quantum mechanics, God, human thought, and will are related, and provides profound implications for our understanding of the nature of reality and our relationship to the cosmos.

CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 4.0 based on 21 reviews)

Not good for "Non-scientists".

Usually when I read a book, I get something out of it. I was left horribly unfulfilled after attempting to read this book. To begin with, the author uses too many big words and fancy terms. For example: "peregrinations". What "non-scientist" uses that word? And secondly, he may as well explain the material like this example I came up with: An object is red because red is the way it appears. Come on. At the risk of sounding really immature, I hate this book.
September 06, 2008

A Journey Into the Quantum

I read Wolf's book some time ago and for a novice, he writes very succinctly. I enjoy Wolf's style and wit along with the drawings so the novice has a visual. The author has appeared in the movie What the Bleep, and I have observed that he has moved a quantum leap in his understanding and he is even more witty. Bettye Johnson, award-winning author, Secrets of the Magdalene Scrolls.
August 02, 2007

Outstandingly clear, simple and yet amazing

Despite the fact that i am submiting this review without having read the entire book, it does give you a very clear and comprehensive review of the history, foundations and development in physics leading into quantum physics.
It's worth every cent and I strongly recomend it for anyone who has begun or would like to begin the discovery of this science.
May 31, 2007

Qwiff me

"In the literal sense, the quantum leap is the tiny but explosive jump that a particle of matter undergoes in moving from one place to another." "In the figurative sense, taking the quantum leap means taking a risk." "The first paradox was that things moved without following a law of mechanical motion."

This is the world of weird. From the early scientific thoughts on the paradoxes of motion and matter, (which eventually led to materialism) to, "what is reality", the wave particle theory, and parallel universes.

It is written in laymen's terms,.............. well sort of. Wolf was formally a professor of physics at San Diego State University. With the authors wit, philosophy, and spirituality, he helps makes it a fun read. He gives us plenty of analogies to help in his explanations of the complex. He also brings forth loads of information without being exhaustive.

The most fascination part of the book, is why free will exists. This is true, because of how the brains neurons are set up to fire. If this were not so, we would be as if robots. So we are then only left to free will.

God the initial cause, nothing is left to chance. Does this allow for "natural selection"? We will never discover God's secret. "We cannot help but disturb the universe when we observe it." "We are just victims of the universe."

Are we beginning a new age of awareness of quantum consciousness as did the individuals of the past?
June 02, 2006

And this is Quantum Physics you say?

No this is not Quantum Physics, this is just another book picking little parts of Quantum Physics, removing all the math, removing a lot of the logic, and adding poetic license. Look, if you're interested in Quantum Physics, and REAL science, there are plenty of other books that are much better at explaining real Quantum Physics on a level most people understand. Brian Greene has a couple very good books that do just that, No formuli either. You may have to look up an occasional word, but if your not willing to do that, I don't understand how you're going to learn anything ever anyways. This book is much more towards philosophy than physics. I can agree with the first paragraph, and from there on is philosophy. And physicists don't have 'faith' particles exist, they know they do from scientific observation. Billions aren't invested in Particle Accelerators so scientists can get faith, that would be clearly pointless. I'm working to my Doctorate in Physics, and when they find out I'm primarily interested in Quantum Physics I am too commonly asked what I think about beliefs that are in books like this. If you read this, you're wasting your time. The only thing it is good for, is for the author who's making money off of whoever is foolish enough to buy it, so please, find a book with real science. A key way you can tell is real books will often try to explain concepts with examples, the other kind of books explain things with imagery and romanticism.
April 26, 2006

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