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Teleportation : the impossible leap
- Title
- Teleportation : the impossible leap / David Darling.
- Author
- Darling, David J.
- Publication
- Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley, ©2005.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | BF1386 .D37 2005 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- ix, 278 pages; 23 cm
- Summary
- An authoritative, entertaining examination of the ultimate thrill ride. Until recently the stuff of sci-fi fiction and Star Trek reruns, teleportation has become a reality-for subatomic particles at least. In this eye-opening book, science author David Darling follows the remarkable evolution of teleportation, visiting the key labs that have cradled this cutting-edge science and relating the all-too-human stories behind its birth. He ties in the fast emerging fields of cryptography and quantum computing, tackles some thorny philosophical questions (for instance, can a soul be teleported?), and asks when and how humans may be able to "beam up."
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 261-268) and index.
- Contents
- Introduction : a brief history of beaming up -- Light readings -- Ghosts in the material world -- The mysterious link -- Dataverse -- Secret communications -- Miracle of Montreal -- Small jumps and quantum leaps -- Computer without bounds -- Atoms, molecules, microbes -- Far-fetched and far-reaching.
- ISBN
- 0471470953
- 9780471470953
- LCCN
- 2004016045
- 9780471470953
- OCLC
- ocm56058247
- 56058247
- SCSB-1381825
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library