false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170624628m/64794.jpg 64794 20 At an Esalen Institute meeting in 1976, tai chi master Al Huang said that the Chinese word for physics is <I>Wu Li</I>, "patterns of organic energy." Journalist Gary Zukav and the others present developed the idea of physics as the dance of the Wu Li Masters--the teachers of physical essence. Zukav explains the concept further:<p> <blockquote> The Wu Li Master dances with his student. The Wu Li Master does not teach, but the student learns. The Wu Li Master always begins at the center, the heart of the matter.... This book deals not with knowledge, which is always past tense anyway, but with imagination, which is physics come alive, which is Wu Li.... Most people believe that physicists are explaining the world. Some physicists even believe that, but the Wu Li Masters know that they are only dancing with it. </blockquote><p> The "new physics" of Zukav's 1979 book comprises quantum theory, particle physics, and relativity. Even as these theories age they haven't percolated all that far into the collective consciousness; they're too far removed from mundane human experience not to need introduction. <I>The Dancing Wu Li Masters</I> remains an engaging, accessible way to meet the most profound and mind-altering insights of 20th-century science. <I>--Mary Ellen Curtin</I> 1237369 1979 Dancing Wu Li Masters: An Overview of the New Physics total:908|5:300|4:351|3:199|2:42|1:16| 908 3601 1359 110 5 1 false false Thu Aug 20 16:57:22 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 20 17:06:23 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 2 false false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1983 Mon Jun 15 21:20:06 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 15 22:22:31 -0700 2009 The Tao of Physics, in Woit's Not Even Wrong. Apparently, there used to a be an approach to quantum mechanics called S-matrix theory, which was popular among left-leaning physicists in the early 70s. Woit refers to "...more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Jul 18 00:00:00 -0700 2003 Sun May 24 14:46:54 -0700 2009 Sun May 24 14:49:23 -0700 2009
Let’s get this out of the way, right off. This book has, as far as I can tell, two goals: to pique your interest in quantum physics and its sub-fields, and to convince you that certain beliefs that you’re likely to have about the world are not supported by experiments performed in it...more...]]> 1 1 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2001 Sun Feb 03 17:29:52 -0800 2008 Sun Feb 03 17:33:30 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3 1 false false Thu Sep 13 17:52:11 -0700 2007 Thu Sep 13 17:54:43 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 1 false false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1995 Mon Oct 27 09:09:02 -0700 2008 Mon Oct 27 09:11:14 -0700 2008 2 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 13 16:34:24 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 22 11:36:38 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 2 false false Sun Jun 14 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 06 11:13:32 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 28 13:07:52 -0700 2009
The strength of the book is Zukav's review of the history of physics. He does a good job setting up and explaining the major breakthroughs so that you, the reader, ca...more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Feb 11 12:16:29 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 11 12:32:14 -0800 2009 1 more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2003 Mon Jan 05 18:11:04 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 05 18:14:48 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1995 Wed Aug 26 21:34:01 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 26 21:34:14 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1995 Sun Jun 14 08:36:55 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 16 01:26:10 -0700 2009 2 more...]]> 4 1 false false Fri Aug 03 11:57:57 -0700 2007 Fri Aug 03 11:59:59 -0700 2007 3 0 false false Sat Jan 31 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 01 09:44:15 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 01 09:49:29 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Jun 28 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 09 17:05:17 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 05 14:23:25 -0700 2009 more...]]> 0 0 false false Tue Sep 23 07:25:32 -0700 2008 Tue Sep 23 08:04:04 -0700 2008 more...]]> 2 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1985 Tue Apr 29 17:38:09 -0700 2008 Tue Apr 29 17:46:19 -0700 2008
A good deal of discussion gets spent claiming that light photons are conscious. This is extrapolated from the fact that light photons have been shown to instantly react to changes in their environment (faster than light could h...more...]]> 0 0 false false Tue May 05 18:55:58 -0700 2009 Tue May 05 19:02:14 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Jan 11 01:56:29 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 11 02:17:24 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Oct 12 01:53:32 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 12 01:56:39 -0700 2009 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=64794