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Quantum Mysticism: Gone but Not Forgotten

By Lisa Zyga — 2009

Does mysticism have a place in quantum mechanics today, or is the idea that the mind plays a role in creating reality best left to philosophical meditations? Harvard historian Juan Miguel Marin argues the former - not because physicists today should account for consciousness in their research, but because knowing the early history of the philosophical ideas in quantum mechanics is essential for understanding the theory on a fundamental level.

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Albert Einstein: Why Light Is Quantum

Pi day (3.14) is Albert Einstein's Birthday! To celebrate, we'll explain 4 of his most groundbreaking papers from 1905, when he was just 26 years old.

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The Collected Papers of Albert Einstein, Volume 3 The Swiss Years: Writings, 1909-1911

This volume of The Collected Papers of Albert Einstein presents Einstein's writings for the two-year period starting in October 1909.

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