With exceptional scientific, historical, and philosophical insights, despagnat examines. Statements from scientists on bernard despagnat metanexus. This book is a monument to despagnats excellent work and style. About the relative size of things in the universe, human diversity, the discovery of subatomic particles, and several more. The doctrine that the world is made up of objects whose existence is independent of human consciousness turns out to be in conflict with quantum. Despagnats book not only challenges ingrained ways of thinking. He realized from early on the crucial importance of bells work, and has for decades labored tirelessly to get its message across both to the physics community, as in his beautiful book conceptual foundations of quantum mechanics and his 1979 scientific american article, and to the general public in a series of other books. French physicist bernard d espagnat won the 2009 templeton. Whitaker 2002, and from papers by bernard despagnat, michael horne. Scientific american library book series thriftbooks. This administration has cleared out science and scientists across all. Scientific american is the essential guide to the most aweinspiring advances in science and technology, explaining how they change our understanding of the world and shape our lives.
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Bernard despagnat 22 august 1921 1 august 2015 was a french theoretical physicist, philosopher of science, and author, best known for his work on the nature of reality. With exceptional scientific, historical, and philosophical insights, despagnat. A man called ove by fredrik backman, harry potter and the halfblood prince by j. The scientific american book of astronomy by editors of scientific american magazine and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Theory of dynamic interactions veronica barcelo doi.