In this visionary book, Neil Turok explores the great discoveries
of the past three centuries - from the classical mechanics of
Newton; to the nature of light; to the bizarre world of the quantum;
to the evolution of the cosmos; and even the recent findings of
Higgs bosons at the Large Hadron Collider.
Each new discovery has, over time, yielded new technologies that
have transformed society. Now, he argues, we are on the cusp of
another major change: the coming quantum revolution that will
supplant our digital age. Facing this new world, Turok calls for
creatively re-inventing the way advanced knowledge is developed and
shared, and opening access to the vast, untapped pools of
intellectual talent in the developing world. Scientific research,
training, and outreach are vital to our future economy, as well as
powerful forces for peaceful global progress.
Elegantly written and highly inspirational, The Universe Within
is, above all, about the future - of science, of society, and of ourselves.
