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Quantum of culture

01 Sep 2008 Robert P Crease

Terminology from quantum theory shows up frequently in popular culture — from art and films to sculpture and poetry. Robert P Crease asks for your favourite examples

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Its name is Quantum Cloud. Visitors to London cannot miss it when visiting the park next to the Mill

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Robert P Crease is a professor in the Department of Philosophy, Stony Brook University, US and writes the monthly Critical Point column for Physics World, robertpcrease.com, e-mail robert.crease@stonybrook.edu. His latest book is The Leak: Politics, Activists, and Loss of Trust at Brookhaven National Laboratory
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