Fred Alan Wolf
Appearance
Fred Alan Wolf | |
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Born | December 3, 1934 |
Nationality | American |
Education | PhD in theoretical physics, 1963 |
Alma mater | University of California, Los Angeles |
Occupation(s) | Physicist, science writer |
Website | www.fredalanwolf.com |
Fred Alan Wolf (born December 3, 1934) is an American theoretical physicist specializing in
quantum physics and the relationship between physics and consciousness. He is a former physics professor at San Diego State University, and has helped to popularize science on the Discovery Channel. He is the author of a number of physics-themed books including Taking the Quantum Leap (1981), The Dreaming Universe (1994), Mind into Matter (2000), and Time Loops and Space Twists (2011).[1]
Wolf was a member in the 1970s, with
Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory's Fundamental Fysiks Group founded in May 1975 by Elizabeth Rauscher and George Weissmann.[2] His theories about the interrelation of consciousness and quantum physics were described by Newsweek in 2007 as "on the fringes of mainstream science."[3]
Biography
Born into a
UCLA in 1963 and began researching the field of high atmospheric particle behavior following a nuclear explosion.[5]
He has appeared as the resident physicist on the Discovery Channel's The Know Zone, was a participant in the PBS series Closer to Truth,[6] and has appeared on radio talk shows and television shows across the United States and abroad.[5] He also appeared in the films What the Bleep Do We Know!? (2004),[7] The Secret (2006) and Spirit Space (2008).[8] He has lectured on subjects related to quantum physics and consciousness since the 1960s, often under the name Dr. Quantum or Captain Quantum.[9] He is also featured in the documentary about the Dalai Lama, titled Dalai Lama Renaissance.[10]
His book Taking the Quantum Leap: The New Physics for Nonscientists won a 1982 U.S. National Book Award in Science.[11][a]
He has taught at San Diego State University, the University of Paris, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, the University of London, University of Paris at Orsay and Birkbeck College, London.[12]
Works
- Books
- Taking the Quantum Leap: The New Physics for Nonscientists (September 1981) Harper Perennial (Revised edition January 25, 1989) ISBN 978-0-06-096310-1
- Space-Time and Beyond (1982, with Bob Toben and ISBN 978-0-553-26656-6
- Star Wave: Mind, Consciousness and Quantum Physics (1984) Macmillan Publishing co. ISBN 0-02-630860-6.
- Mind and the New Physics (1985) Heinemann ISBN 978-0-434-87770-6
- The Body Quantum: The New Physics of Body, Mind and Health (1986) Macmillan Pub Co ISBN 978-0-02-630890-8
- Parallel Universes: The Search for Other Worlds (1988) Simon & Schuster (Reprint edition February 15, 1990) ISBN 978-0-671-69601-6
- The Eagle's Quest: A Physicist's Search for Truth in the Heart of the Shamanic World (1991) Touchstone (Reprint edition November 1, 1992) ISBN 978-0-671-79291-6
- The Dreaming Universe : A Mind-Expanding Journey Into the Realm Where Psyche and Physics Meet (1994) Simon & Schuster ISBN 978-0-671-74946-0
- The Spiritual Universe: One Physicists Vision of Spirit, Soul, Matter, and Self (1996) Published by Simon & Schuster. (Moment Point Press; 2Rev Ed edition October 1, 1998)
- Mind into Matter: A New Alchemy of Science and Spirit (2000) Moment Point Press ISBN 978-0-9661327-6-2
- Matter Into Feeling: A New Alchemy of Science and Spirit (2002) Moment Point Press ISBN 1-930491-00-X, 9781930491007
- The Yoga of Time Travel: How the Mind Can Defeat Time (2004) Quest Books
- The Little Book of BLEEPS by ISBN 978-0-9761074-0-8
- Dr. Quantum's Little Book of Big Ideas: Where Science Meets Spirit (2005) Moment Point Press ISBN 978-1-930491-08-3
- What the BLEEP Do We Know!? - Discovering the Endless Possibilities For Altering Your Everyday Reality by William Arntz, Betsy Chasse & Mark Vincente (November 1, 2005) (Wolf contributor/interviewed) HCI ISBN 978-0-7573-0334-0
- Dr. Quantum in the Grandfather Paradox (with ISBN 978-0-9786813-3-3
- Time Loops and Space Twists (2010) Hierophant Publishing ISBN 978-0-9818771-3-6
- "El Retorno de los sabios" Coautor Jose Ignacio Carmona(2013) ISBN 9788494113314
- Films
- What the Bleep Do We Know!? (2004) Lord of the Wind Films, LLC
- What the BLEEP – Down the Rabbit Hole - Quantum Edition Multi-Disc DVD Set (2006) Lord of the Wind Films, LLC
- The Secret (2006) Prime Time Productions
- Dalai Lama Renaissance (2007) Wakan Films
- Spirit Space (2008) WireWerks Digital Media Productions
- Rabbit Hole (film) (2010). Wolf's name is visible on a book on parallel universes, an important concept in the film.
- Audio
- Dr. Quantum Presents: A User's Guide To Your Universe (2005) ISBN 978-1591793489)
- Dr. Quantum Presents: Meet the Real Creator—You! (2005) Sounds True Audio CD (ISBN 978-1-59179-380-9)
- Dr. Quantum Presents: Do-It-Yourself Time Travel (2008) Sounds True Audio CD (ISBN 978-1-59179-946-7)
See also
Notes
- National Book Awards history there were dual hardcover and paperback awards in most categories, and multiple nonfiction subcategories. Most of the paperback award-winners were reprints of books eligible for previous awards; this one was original.
References
- ^ "Australian Broadcasting Corporation biographical sketch". ABC Online. Archived from the original on November 14, 2007. Retrieved 2007-02-27.
- ^ Kaiser, David. "Lecture: How the Hippies Saved Physics" Archived 2011-07-16 at the Wayback Machine, WGBH PBS, April 28, 2010, from time index 0:04:00, and particularly from time index 0:11:00 and 0:23:00.
- Kaiser, David. How the Hippies Saved Physics: Science, Counterculture, and the Quantum Revival. W. W. Norton & Co Inc., 2011.
- ^ "No New Thinking in Rhonda Byrne's Publishing Phenom 'The Secret'", Newsweek, February 25, 2007.
- ^ David Ian Miller, FINDING MY RELIGION / Fred Alan Wolf from "What the Bleep Do We Know?" on spirituality, SFGate, 4 April 2005
- ^ a b Wolf, Fred Alan. "Welcome to the Parallel Universes of Dr. Fred Alan Wolf AKA Dr. Quantum".
- ^ Dr. Fred Alan Wolf Archived 2007-02-13 at the Wayback Machine, participant in Closer to Truth
- ^ "What the Bleep? website". Archived from the original on 2007-05-11. Retrieved 2006-05-08.
- ^ "Spirit Space website". Archived from the original on 2009-04-28. Retrieved 2008-04-09.
- ^ "What the Bleep do We Know!?™ & What the Bleep!? - Down the Rabbit Hole". Archived from the original on 2007-09-30. Retrieved 2007-06-20.
- ^ "Dalai Lama Renaissance Documentary Film website".
- ^ "National Book Awards – 1982". National Book Foundation. Retrieved 2012-03-07.
- ^ "Fred Alan Wolf, Ph.D."
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-07-05. Retrieved 2007-02-26.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) review of "The Spiritual Universe: One Physicists Vision of Spirit, Soul, Matter, and Self" by Lawrence B. Crowell , Committee for Skeptical Inquiry online, publishers of "Skeptical Inquirer." viewed Feb. 26, 2007 - ^ "The Yoga For Time And Travel review in Times of India". Time of India. February 24, 2007. Retrieved 2007-02-27.
External links
- www.fredalanwolf.com — Wolf's Web site
- Wolf's weblog
- Video of Fred Alan Wolf with the Dalai Lama during filming of the documentary "Dalai Lama Renaissance"
- Biography of Wolf
- Fred Alan Wolf at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
- Fred Alan Wolf at IMDb