Dancing Wu Li Masters: An Overview of the New Physics (Perennial Classics)
With its unique combination of depth, clarity, and humor that has enchanted millions, this beloved classic by bestselling author Gary Zukav opens the fascinating world of quantum physics to readers with no mathematical or technical background. "Wu Li" is the Chinese phrase for physics. It means...
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With its unique combination of depth, clarity, and humor that has enchanted millions, this beloved classic by bestselling author Gary Zukav opens the fascinating world of quantum physics to readers with no mathematical or technical background. "Wu Li" is the Chinese phrase for physics. It means "patterns of organic energy," but it also means "nonsense," "my way," "I clutch my ideas," and "enlightenment." These captivating ideas frame Zukav's evocative exploration of quantum mechanics and relativity theory. Delightfully easy to read, The Dancing Wu Li Masters illuminates the compelling powers at the core of all we know.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780060959685 (0060959681)
ASIN: 60959681
Publish date: August 1st 2001
Publisher: Perennial Classics
Pages no: 416
Edition language: English
Category:
Non Fiction,
Science,
Popular Science,
Physics,
Religion,
Philosophy,
Spirituality,
Occult,
Metaphysics,
New Age,
Mysticism
VX says it's a great intro to quantum physics.
In two words: Hippy Physics. Zukav published this manuscript in the 1970s and it really shows. Quantum theory was just coming into it's own and American exploration with mysticism and the philosophies of the East may have seemed like a perfect pair at the time. Some aspects of the comparison are com...
Read from the shelf of a beau. He was very philosophical.
Yesterday, I read some scathing comments about this book, and the closely related 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 "Th...