It had to happen eventually, given that in this wonderful creation we live in (the universe!) every particle doesn’t simply follow one path, it follows ALL possible paths. At least according to Quantum Mechanics they do.
Andy Fletcher met Andy Fletcher in a rare quantum event on the 24th April 2008 at one of Andy’s seminars. There was, of course, some trepidation that two identical particles occupying the same space and time might result in a spontaneous mutual annihilation, but fortunately the laws of physics saw fit to look the other way for the evening and the Universe, Andy and myself survived the evening unscathed.
Andy’s talk was, I’m very pleased to say, exactly what I was hoping it would be. A lot of extremely complicated science presented in a lighthearted, intriguing and, most importantly understandable way (especially for a dunderhead like myself).
I got my copy of “Life, the Universe and Everything: Investigating God and the New Physics” signed with, and a rather fetching T-Shirt was also mine. You can’t really qualify as a geek without a T-Shirt that’s got a joke about Quantum Mechanics on it (black of course!) and the icing on the cake is it has “Andy Fletcher” written on it to boot.
Andy will of course, expect I suggest to anyone reading this that his book is not only a great read, but will add kudos to any bookshelf, so here’s where to get it. Get it!
