How the Hippies Saved Physics: Science, Counterculture, and the Quantum Revival (Audiobook) By David Kaiser
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English | 2011 | ISBN: 1441789820 | ASIN: B0058B98O0 | 12 hours and 5 minutes | MP3 | 330 MB
The surprising story of eccentric young scientists who stood up to convention--and changed the face of modern physics.
In the 1970s, amid severe cutbacks in physics funding, a small group of underemployed physicists in Berkeley decided to throw off the constraints of academia and explore the wilder side of science. Dubbing themselves the ''Fundamental Fysiks Group,'' they pursued a freewheeling, speculative approach to physics. Some dabbled with LSD while conducting experiments. They studied quantum theory alongside Eastern mysticism and psychic mind reading, discussing the latest developments while lounging in hot tubs.