Gerald Feinberg
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Gerald Feinberg (27 May 1933 – 21 April 1992) was a Columbia University physicist and futurist.
He coined the term tachyon for hypothetical faster-than-light particles and analysed their quantum field properties,[1] predicted the existence of the muon neutrino[2] and advocated cryonics as a public service.[3] He was a member of the Foresight Institute's advisory panel.[1]
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[edit] Papers
- Knowledge of the Past and Future, (with S. Lavine, and D. Z. Albert) The Journal of Philosophy 89, 607-642 (1992).
- Two types of prediction in Newtonian and quantum mechanics, (with D. Z. Albert, and S. Lavine), Physics Letters A 138, 454-458 (1989).
- Possibility of Faster-Than-Light Particles. Physical Review 159: 1089-1105 (1967)
- Physics and Life Prolongation Physics Today Vol 19 #11 45 (1966)
- Physics and the Thales Problem. Journal of Philosophy 63, no. 1 (1966): 5-16
[edit] Books
Cosmological Constants (with co-editor Jeremy Bernstein, 1986). ISBN 9780231063760
Solid Clues: Quantum Physics, Molecular Biology, and the Future of Science, Simon & Schuster, 1985. ISBN 0434262005
Life Beyond Earth: The Intelligent Earthling's Guide to Extraterrestrial Life (with Robert Shapiro), Morrow, 1980. ISBN 068808642X
What is the world made of? : Atoms, leptons, quarks, and other tantalizing particles, Anchor Press/Doubleday, 1977. ISBN 0385076940 & ISBN 0385076932
Consequences of Growth: The Prospects for a Limitless Future, Seabury Press, New York, 1977. ISBN 081649326X Review
The Prometheus Project, Mankind's Search for Long-Range Goals, Anchor Books, 1969. ISBN 0385036132
