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Review of Entanglement

Posted on November 13, 2016 by cgd02

The author, one of my Facebook friends, died almost one year ago. This is one of his best books. Amir, like the fine science writer he was, covered a diversity of topics well – including my favorite, mathematics. I enjoyed … Continue reading →

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Another review of Quantum Chance, by Nicolas Gisin

Posted on April 29, 2016 by cgd02

In the world at the scale of things the size of a few atoms or less, the rules of physics are quite different from what they are in the world of everyday experience. Quantum mechanics lays out the rules that … Continue reading →

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Review of Quantum Chance, by Nicolas Gisin

Posted on April 29, 2016 by cgd02

The author, Nicolas Gisin, is a world-class expert in the subject of the book’s subtitle: quantum “nonlocality, teleportation, and other quantum marvels”. He was a principal investigator of an experiment – performed in 1997 near Geneva, Swizerland – that gave … Continue reading →

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