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...quantum leap forward in terms of expectations for our students," said Gardner in a speech sponsored by the Harvard chapter of Phi Delta Kappa Society, an honor society for educators...
Unlike A Brief History, the new book (a collection of essays, transcribed talks and new writings) contains plenty about Hawking himself. There are the requisite discussions of quantum physics and cosmology, of course. But those millions who bought yet couldn't penetrate A Brief History may be relieved to hear that there are also chapters on Hawking's early life, his marriage to fellow student Jane Wilde and his experiences as an ALS victim...
MUDs (the name stands for Multi-User Dungeons) are the latest twist in the already somewhat twisted world of computer communications. A sort of poor man's virtual reality -- created by using words, not expensive head-mounted displays -- MUDs are a quantum leap over computer bulletin boards, where you not only meet and interact with other computer users from all over the world but build your own imaginary worlds as well. The first MUD was invented in 1979 as a way for British university students to play the fantasy game Dungeons & Dragons by computer. But in the past few years...
Franklin will be joined by fellow Fermilab researcher John E. Huth. Both particle physicists are involved in the search for the elusive "top quark." And Eric J. Heller, who examines the relationships between semi-classical and quantum mechanics, will come to the Physics and Astronomy departments in 1994 from the University of Washington...
...apotheosis of Heisenberg's theories of uncertainty; to Soros the Speculator it is the land of opportunity. "The worse a situation becomes, the less it takes to turn it around," he observes, adding with the logic of the consummate trader, "the bigger the upside." It is a quantum leap he is prepared to take...