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Scientific American

February 1, 2001

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100 Years of Quantum Mysteries

As quantum theory celebrates its 100th birthday, spectacular successes are mixed with persistent puzzles

By Max Tegmark & John Archibald Wheeler

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Known as "Mad Max" for his unorthodox ideas and passion for adventure, Max Tegmark's scientific interests range from precision cosmology to the ultimate nature of reality, all explored in his new popular book, "Our Mathematical Universe." He is an MIT physics professor with more than 200 technical papers credit, and he has been featured in dozens of science documentaries. His work with the SDSS collaboration on galaxy clustering shared the first prize in Science magazine's "Breakthrough of the Year: 2003."

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Scientific American Magazine Vol 284 Issue 2This article was originally published with the title “100 Years of Quantum Mysteries” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 284 No. 2 ()
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