Paul Halpern
Paul Halpern is an American Professor of Physics, and Fellow in the Humanities at the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia.Life
Halpern received a Ph.D in theoretical physics, an M.A. in physics and a B.A. in physics and mathematics. He was also the recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship, Fulbright Scholarship, and an Athenaeum Society Literary Award.
He has written many popular science books and articles, including the books The Cyclical Serpent, Cosmic Wormholes and The Great Beyond. He has also appeared on the 1994 PBS series Futurequest, as well as the National Public Radio show "Radio Times."
In 2007 he published a book based on The Simpsons titled What's Science Ever Done for Us. He later appeared in The Simpsons 20th Anniversary Special – In 3-D! On Ice!.
His published Einstein's Dice and Schrödinger's Cat in 2015, and The Quantum Labyrinth: How Richard Feynman and John Wheeler Revolutionized Time and Reality in 2017.Works
- Time Journeys: A search for Cosmic Destiny and Meaning, McGraw-Hill Professional Publishing, 1990,
- Cosmic Wormholes: The Search for Interstellar Shortcuts, Plume, 1993.
- The Cyclical Serpent: Prospects for an Ever-Repeating Universe, 1995;
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- The Pursuit of Destiny: A History of Prediction, Perseus Pub., 2000,
- Countdown to Apocalypse: A Scientific Exploration of the End of the World, 2000
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- Faraway Worlds: Planets Beyond Our Solar System, 2004
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- Brave New Universe: Illuminating the Darkest Secrets of the Cosmos, coauthor Paul S. Wesson, 2006,
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