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Victorian era steam engines and particle physics may seem worlds apart yet a new branch of science quantum thermodynamics reenvisions the scientific underpinnings of the Industrial Revolution through the lens of todays roaring quantum information revolution Classical thermodynamics needs reimagining to take advantage of quantum mechanics the basic framework that explores the nature of reality by peering at minute matters down to the momentum of a single particle
In her exciting new book Harvard physicist Dr Nicole Yunger Halpern introduces these concepts with what she calls quantum steampunk after the fantastical genre that pairs futuristic technologies with Victorian sensibilities While listeners follow the adventures of a ragtag steampunk crew on trains dirigibles and automobiles they explore questions such as Can quantum physics revolutionize engines and What deeper secrets can quantum information reveal about the trajectory of time
Yunger Halpern also describes her own adventures in the quantum universe and provides an insiders look at the work of the scientists obsessed with its technological promise Quantum Steampunk explores the fields aesthetic shares its whimsy and gazes into the potential of a quantum future The result is a blast for fans of science science fiction and fantasy
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