Frequently Asked Questions about the Universe Quotes

“Kvarky samy o sobě prakticky nic neváží! Každý z nich váží míň, než kolik je 1 procento hmotnosti protonu. Ale jakmile dáte dva kvarky dohromady, kdovíproč se jejich hmotnost navýší na stonásobek. To je, jako kdybyste secvakli tři kostičky lega a najednou zjistili, že váží jako třista kostiček lega.”
― Jorge Cham, Frequently Asked Questions about the Universe

“Například na urychlení jednoho párátka zhruba na 10 procent rychlosti světla byste potřebovali raketu s nádrží větší než Jupiter.”
― Jorge Cham, Frequently Asked Questions about the Universe

“And this idea extends to your actions as well. Every action you take causes interactions with other particles, and changes their quantum state in a unique way that in principle stores the information of that interaction. In a very real sense, our actions ripple through time, never lost and always present in the quantum history of the universe. In this way, everyone who ever lived is still with us, through the faint but indelible mark we all leave on the things around us. One day, you too may die, and you will become part of the universe’s record. There’s an old adage that says we live on in the hearts and minds of those who knew us. According to quantum mechanics, this isn’t just true; it’s a mathematical fact.”
― Jorge Cham, Frequently Asked Questions about the Universe

“Today, we could maybe store the information contained in one of your toenails if we used every computer in existence.”
― Jorge Cham, Frequently Asked Questions about the Universe