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Taking the Quantum Leap: The New Physics for Nonscientists [Paperback]

Fred A. Wolf
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January 25, 1989 0060963107 978-0060963101 Revised
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.

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Product Details

  • Paperback: 304 pages
  • Publisher: Harper Perennial; Revised edition (January 25, 1989)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0060963107
  • ISBN-13: 978-0060963101
  • Product Dimensions: 6.1 x 0.8 x 9.2 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (26 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #139,201 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Fred Alan Wolf is a world-renowned physicist, writer, and lecturer who also conducts research on the relationship of quantum physics to consciousness. He is the author of 13 books, 3 audio CD courses and received the National Book Award for "Taking the Quantum Leap". He is a member of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Collegium of Scholars and was Professor of physics at San Diego State University for twelve years. Dr. Wolf has appeared in many nationally released films including "What the Bleep Do We Know?" and "The Secret." His latest book is "Time-Loops and Space-Twists: How God Created the Universe."
He has been interviewed on several radio and television programs including New Dimensions Radio, Western Public Radio, National Public Radio, and many others. He was the visiting scholar/scientist-in-residence in the Pacific Northwest sponsored by The Institute for Science, Technology, and Public Policy during the spring season, 1994. He has spoken numerous times before The Commonwealth Club of San Francisco, The Smithsonian Museum in Washington, DC, and several other prominent organizations and been interviewed on a number of television shows between the years 1995 to the present including: The Discovery Channel's The Know Zone, Sightings, The Thinking Allowed Television Series, The Malone show, The Evidence for Heaven. Star Trek IV, Special Collector's edition, The Fabric of Time, The Case for Christ's Resurrection, Down the Rabbit Hole, and the PBS series Closer to Truth.

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Recommend to anyone (non-scientist) who has even the least interest in the subject. E. Kiernan  |  4 reviewers made a similar statement
Unfortunately, this book more aptly falls into the category "fantasies from inside the box". D. A. Patton  |  1 reviewer made a similar statement
To begin with, the author uses too many big words and fancy terms. Crystal S. Fullerton  |  1 reviewer made a similar statement
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66 of 71 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars To Be or Not to Be... May 6, 2000
Format:Paperback
This is one of the best books for finding out about quantum physics and what impact it has on our lives, from the vantage point of the parallel universes (or many worlds model) perspective. Wolf's writing is humorous and descriptive, and the book is chock full of wonderful cartoons, photographs, charts, and quotations. Whether you've studied physics before or are a complete novice, you'll find lots of good information here! As active observers, we are responsible for selecting which of the infinite possible realities we will experience. As Wolf puts it, "To be or not to be is not the question; it is the answer".
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36 of 38 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely fascinating March 22, 2001
Format:Paperback
"Taking the Quantum Leap" is an excellent introduction to the bizzare and amazing world of quantum physics. Wolfe takes the reader on a journey from the early Greeks to the modern day as man searched for the answers to the universe's riddles. He shows systematically how physicists first thought they had solved everything with Newtonian mechanics and were then thrown on their heads with the discovery of the quanta. Wolfe proceeds to describe how the science world struggled with these new ideas and attempted to bring meaning to a universe that had suddenly become unpredictable.

Wolfe's analysis delves into the inner workings of the human mind and shows how each of us affects the "reality" we experience. Suddenly the human mind becomes the shaper of the universe and each of us is "god". This is both reassuring and disturbing at once, but Wolfe guides the reader through it, showing that we and we alone control our destiny.

The book only gets four stars because at some points, Wolfe moves beyond the realm of science and introduces a strong religious trend into the story. While he weaves it in well, it still seems out of place, and would have been stronger had he not taken this route. However, the book is still very strong and informative. Definitely a good starting place for a novice of quantum theory.

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40 of 43 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent intro to Quantum Physics June 28, 2000
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Excellent book on Quantum Physics, which is a complex field to understand, especially because of the mechanistic frame of reference we all exist in and are limited by. Entertaining and playful in the way ideas and concepts are presented. Excellent presentation of the history of ideas in Physics. I disagree with one of the previous reviewers, who rated the book low, based on his (her?) claim that Wolf simply uses the text as a means of propagating his own ideosyncratic personal ideas. I urge the reviewer to read other literature on Quantum Physics, and not to give up on trying to understand this complex field. It's not Wolf's descriptions that are fantastic, but the field of Quantum physics that we find hard to grasp, coming, as most of us do, from a rigidly narrow framework of perception of time and space, which we take for granted.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Thank you Dr. Wolf
It is so generous of a talented physicist to take the time to explain quantum physics in language that non-scientist can understand. What a fantastic world we live in!
Published 21 days ago by moira doyle
5.0 out of 5 stars Where We Are In The Quantum World
This book gives the world a view of how quantum mechanics, if recognized,and utilized in our every day life, we can rid our world of the Newtonian/Cartesian paradigm where our... Read more
Published 4 months ago by Writer Ed
5.0 out of 5 stars Really good
Apache metaphysics seem very much like Quantum Mechanics. Quantum Mechanics ideas work in daily life, at human scale- if you are willing to notice this. Read more
Published 14 months ago by David
3.0 out of 5 stars Not for non-scientists
With great respect to one of the most open minded and creative scientists of this decade ,I personally found this book one of the most difficult and boring books on the subject of... Read more
Published 20 months ago by Paul Orsi
1.0 out of 5 stars I Think Therefore I Am (What I think I Am?)
I bought this book because of some dialog that I heard on a PBS series "Closer to Truth" and the promise that this may be a scientist that can get beyond the religion/science... Read more
Published on April 29, 2009 by D. A. Patton
1.0 out of 5 stars 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. Read more
Published on September 6, 2008 by Crystal S. Fullerton
5.0 out of 5 stars 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. Read more
Published on August 2, 2007 by Bettye Johnson
5.0 out of 5 stars 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... Read more
Published on May 31, 2007 by m.naturallyhigh
4.0 out of 5 stars 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. Read more
Published on June 2, 2006 by Scott Walker
1.0 out of 5 stars 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. Read more
Published on April 25, 2006 by Kyle Bowles
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