Fred Alan Wolf
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Fred Alan Wolf (born December 3, 1934) is a theoretical physicist and writer on the subjects of quantum physics, consciousness, and their relationship, is a science popularizer on the Discovery Channel and has also authored a number of books.[1] His theories about the interrelation of consciousness and quantum physics have been described in a Newsweek editorial as "on the fringes of mainstream science."[2]
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[edit] Biography
Wolf's interest in physics began as a child when he viewed a newsreel depicting the world's first atomic explosion.[3] Wolf received his Ph.D. in theoretical physics from UCLA in 1963 and began researching the field of high atmospheric particle behavior following a nuclear explosion.[3]
Dr. Wolf has appeared as the resident physicist on the Discovery Channel program The Know Zone and on radio talk shows and television shows across the United States and abroad.[3] Wolf also appeared in the films What the #$*! Do We Know!? (2004) and The Secret (2006).[4] He is also featured in the upcoming documentary about the Dalai Lama entitled Dalai Lama Renaissance, which is narrated by Harrison Ford.
His book "Taking the Quantum Leap: The New Physics for Nonscientists" won the National Book Award as science paperback for 1980 from the National Book Foundation.[5]
While according to his website, he has taught at San Diego State University, the University of Paris, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, the University of London, Birkbeck College [6], he is currently not actively involved in peer-reviewed research, and is sometimes criticized for blending verifiable scientific evidence for quantum phenomena with unfalsifiable metaphysical connections, often without differentiating between the two. His appearances in the controversial films What the Bleep Do We Know? and The Secret link him with the modern wave of 'science adherents' like Amit Goswami and Deepak Chopra who use fringe, widely discredited interpretations of quantum mechanics to present their personal New Age philosophies as science. This is an example of Quantum mysticism.
[edit] Selected publications
Wolf has published a number of books, including:[7]
- Space-Time and Beyond (1982, with Bob Toben and Jack Sarfatti) Paperback by Bantam; (July 1, 1983) ISBN-10: 055326656X ; ISBN-13: 978-0553266566
- Taking the Quantum Leap: The New Physics for Nonscientists (1982)
- Star Wave: Mind, Consciousness and Quantum Physics (1984) Publisher: Harper Perennial; Revised edition (January 25, 1989)ISBN-10: 0060963107 ; ISBN-13: 978-0060963101
- The Body Quantum: The New Physics of Body, Mind and Health (1986)
- Parallel Universes: The Search for Other Worlds (1988)
- The Eagle's Quest: A Physicist's Search for Truth in the Heart of the Shamanic World (1991)
- The Dreaming Universe : a mind-expanding journey into the realm where psyche and physics meet (1994)
- The Spiritual Universe: One Physicists Vision of Spirit, Soul, Matter, and Self (1996) Published by Simon & Schuster.[8]
- Mind into Matter: A New Alchemy of Science and Spirit (2000)
- The Yoga of Time Travel: How the Mind Can Defeat Time (2004)[9]
- Dr. Quantum's Little Book of Big Ideas (2005)
[edit] References
- ^ Australian Broadcasting Corporation biographical sketch. ABC Online. Retrieved on 2007-02-27.
- ^ Decoding 'The Secret'. MSNBC. Retrieved on 2007-02-27.
- ^ a b c Wolf, Fred Alan. Welcome to the Parallel Universes of Dr. Fred Alan Wolf AKA Dr. Quantum
- ^ What the Bleep? website
- ^ National Book Awards
- ^ [1]
- ^ Biography of Fred Alan Wolf at What is Enlightenment? magazine
- ^ [2] 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. Retrieved on 2007-02-27.
1. http://www.fredalanwolf.com/#AK
