num_pages: 256
description: A visionary look at the way the human mind can shape the future by world-renowned physicist Neil Turok. Every technology we rely on today was created by the human mind seeking to understand the universe around us. Scientific knowledge is our most precious possession and our future will be shaped by the breakthroughs to come. In this personal and fascinating work Neil Turok Director of the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics explores the transformative scientific discoveries of the past three centuries -- from classical mechanics to the nature of light to the bizarre world of the quantum and the evolution of the cosmos. Each new discovery has over time yielded new technologies causing paradigm shifts in the organization of society. Now he argues we are on the cusp of another major the coming quantum revolution that will supplant our current dissatisfying digital age. Facing this brave new world Turok calls for creatively re-inventing the way advanced knowledge is developed and shared and opening access to the vast untapped pools of intellectual talent in the developing world. Scientific research training and outreach are vital to our future economy as well as powerful forces for peaceful global progress.
language: English
title: The Universe Within: From Quantum to Cosmos
publisher: House of Anansi Press