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Mankind has uncovered two extremely efficient theories: one that describes our universe's structure (Einstein's gravity: the theory of general relativity), and one that describes everything our universe contains (quantum field theory), and these two theories won't talk to each other.
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― The Universe in Your Hand: A Journey Through Space, Time, and Beyond
― The Universe in Your Hand: A Journey Through Space, Time, and Beyond
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To understand this new frontier, I will have to try to master one of the most difficult and counterintuitive theories ever recorded in the annals of science: quantum physics. Listen to those who have spent their lives immersed in this world and you will have a sense of the challenge we face. After making his groundbreaking discoveries in quantum physics, Werner Heisenberg recalled, "I repeated to myself again and again the question: Can nature possibly be so absurd as it seemed to us in these at
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― The Great Unknown: Seven Journeys to the Frontiers of Science
― The Great Unknown: Seven Journeys to the Frontiers of Science
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