Gerald Feinberg
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Gerald Feinberg, (b.27-May-1933 - d.21-April-1992), was an American 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]
[edit] Papers
- Knowledge of the Past and Future, (with S. Lavine, and D. 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
Consequences of Growth: The Prospects for a Limitless Future, Seabury Press, New York, 1977. ISBN 081649326X Review
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
[edit] References
- ^ Possibility of Faster-Than-Light Particles. Physical Review 159: 1089-1105 (1967)
- ^ M. Schwartz, in Nobel Lectures, World Scientific, Singapore (1992), p. 469.
- ^ Physics and Life Prolongation Physics Today Vol 19 #11 45 (1966).
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