nun ist die veröffentlichung des buches auch nicht mehr so weit: uk 6. mai, usa 6. juli, scheint mir.



auf amazon.com kann man inzwischen dies lesen:

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Peter Byrne tells the story of Hugh Everett III (1930-1982), whose "many worlds" theory of multiple universes has had a profound impact on physics and philosophy. Using Everett's unpublished papers (recently discovered in his son's basement) and dozens of interviews with his friends, colleagues, and surviving family members, Byrne paints, for the general reader, a detailed portrait of the genius who invented an astonishing way of describing our complex universe from the inside. Everett's mathematical model (called the "universal wave function") treats all possible events as "equally real", and concludes that countless copies of every person and thing exist in all possible configurations spread over an infinity of universes: many worlds.

Afflicted by depression and addictions, Everett strove to bring rational order to the professional realms in which he played historically significant roles. In addition to his famous interpretation of quantum mechanics, Everett wrote a classic paper in game theory; created computer algorithms that revolutionized military operations research; and performed pioneering work in artificial intelligence for top secret government projects. He wrote the original software for targeting cities in a nuclear hot war; and he was one of the first scientists to recognize the danger of nuclear winter. As a Cold Warrior, he designed logical systems that modeled "rational" human and machine behaviors, and yet he was largely oblivious to the emotional damage his irrational personal behavior inflicted upon his family, lovers, and business partners.

He died young, but left behind a fascinating record of his life, including correspondence with such philosophically inclined physicists as Niels Bohr, Norbert Wiener, and John Wheeler. These remarkable letters illuminate the long and often bitter struggle to explain the paradox of measurement at the heart of quantum physics. In recent years, Everett's solution to this mysterious problem-the existence of a universe of universes-has gained considerable traction in scientific circles, not as science fiction, but as an explanation of physical reality.

About the Author
Peter Byrne is an investigative reporter and science writer based in northern California. He has written for Scientific American, Mother Jones, Salon.com, SF Weekly, North Bay Bohemian, and many other magazines and newsweeklies. He has received national recognition for his investigative reporting, including from Investigative Editors & Reporters and Project Censored. He a member of the Foundational Questions Institute, which has supported this book with a large grant. He has made presentations on Everett at University of Oxford, Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics, and University of California, Irvine. He consulted on (and appeared in) the BBC4 production about Everett, Parallel Worlds, Parallel Lives. He is curating the Everett papers.
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zudem kann man bei der buchvorschau schon ins inhaltsverzeichnis schauen (mindestenz zwei literarische anspielungen hier, so mag ich das, hihi), den beginn lesen sowie bibliographie ansehen (mit e's bio natürlich).
zu beginn gleich ein zitat aus marlowes 'doctor faustus' und ein wirklich wunderbares zitat von e *kicher*.
also das klingt alles total spannend und ich werde dieses buch auf jeden fall lesen.

byrne hat schon 2008 einen artikel über hugh everett geschrieben. aber den hatten wir hier vielleicht schonmal, weiss nicht mehr genau.

Ich lass' erst mal dich das lesen, damit du uns dann sagen kannst, wie viel davon nicht Physik sondern mehr Familien-Story ist

cool. halt uns am laufenden.... 

Ach, armes Hasi. Ich verfolg deine Schilderungen doch interessiert! Bei mir steht nunmal die Lektüre von so viel anderen Büchern bevor, da werd ich dieses hier halt erstmal nicht zur Hand nehmen (können).

ich müsste wohl auch in den wissenschaftlichen kapiteln sehr viele begriffe nachschlagen, was den lesefluss extrem bremsen und hindern würde. das private würde mich schon interessieren, aber in manch theoretische materie muss ich glaub ich nicht sooo tief hineinsteigen....

selene schrieb on 11.08.2010 um 16:56:53:


aha

Quote:

7/10

speedy schrieb on 11.08.2010 um 19:44:28:

dieser aussage gebe ich 7/10.  


wenn ich demnächst mal ein bissel zeit und muße hab, schreib ich meinen eindruck zum buch. es war jedenfalls sehr spannend, wenn auch nicht immer einfach zu lesen.
grob geschätzt: familiengeschichte ist höchstens 1/4 des buches. war sehr interessant. und ging nahe.