How the Hippies Saved Physics
A history detailing how a fringe group of physicists in the 1970s, inspired by counterculture and Eastern philosophy, kept foundational quantum questions alive. It chronicles their informal networks and eventual impact on quantum information science.
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Ranked #397 of 1942 · 416 pages · Published 2011
Mentioned 2× on The Joe Rogan Experience across 2 episodes, most recently on May 8, 2026.
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Book data: ISBN 9780393342314. Page count from Open Library (median of editions). Cover via Open Library Covers.