by Peter Byrne
von Neumann and, 73
Weapons Systems Evaluation Group (WSEG) and, 212–13
women as, 203
Condon, E.U., 109
Conscious Mind, the (Chalmers), 375–76
consistent histories interpretation, 371, 381, 390
containment, 47, 390
Control Data Corporation, 236
Convair Corporation, 74, 126, 128–29
Cooper, Leon N, 302–3, 328
Copenhagen interpretation, xii, 1, 42, 88, 91, 130, 377n17, 390
Bohm and, 111–12
causal relation and, 111
complementarity and, 88–89, (see also complementarity)
decoherence theory and, 363–71 (see also decoherence theory)
defined, 390
Einstein’s view of, 110–13
Everett’s criticism of, 87, 140, 142, 160–67, 170–71
Jammer on, 109–10
many worlds theory and, 114, 140, 142, 160–67, 304, 306, 319, 332
measurement problem and, 302
parallel interpretations and, 257–59
Popper and, 359, 362
as realist theory, 373–74
Rosenfeld and, 249–51
Schrödinger’s equation and, 110–12
Shimony on, 301–2
Wigner and, 113–14
Copernicus, xii, 175–76, 385
Corcoran School of Art, 13
correspondence principle, 92, 154, 166, 170, 174
Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation (CMB), 386–88
cosmic religious feeling, 10–11
counterfactuals, 311
Cowles, John, 193
cryptography, 212, 278, 301n3
Cuban missile crisis, 270
cybernetics, 37
defined, 390
nuclear warfare and, 199
radar detection and, 190
sociobiology and, 298
Cybernetics or Control and Communication in the Animal and the Machine (Wiener), 39–41, 72–73
cyclotrons, 121
Dancing WuLi Masters, An Overview of the New Physics, The (Zukov), 310
Dark Flow, 387
Darwin, Charles, 385
Davies, P.C.W., 319, 350
DBS, 297, 339–42, 345
Dean, Larry, 235, 277, 284–85
DeBroglie, Louis, 314–15, 366
DeBroglie-Bohm hidden variables and, 314–15, 389, 391
Decision Science Applications, 298
decision theory, 77, 378
defined, 390
Deutsch-Wallace-Greaves argument and, 379–80, 384
Everett@Fifty conference and, 382–84
Savage and, 379–81
“Decoherence and the Transition from Quantum to Classical” (Zurek), 367
decoherence theory, 101n17, 258n24, 261, 394–95
basics of, 363–64
Born rule and, 365
collapse theory and, 363–64
defined, 390
Deutsch and, 322
DeWitt and, 303, 305
Everett/Wheeler issues and, 140, 157
information theory and, 370–71
preferred basis and, 333n29
Rosenfeld and, 366
Santa Fe Institute conference and, 371
Saunders and, 378, 381
Schrödinger equation and, 367–68
Zeh and, 364–66, 368–69
Zurek and, 319, 366–69
Defense Logistics Agency, 35
Defense Research Corporation, 277
degrees of freedom, 39, 390
Dennett, Daniel, 381
Denton, Texas, 11
Department of Health, Education and Welfare, 295
de Sade, Marquis, 41
desegregation, 295
determinism, 8, 59–60, 218, 330, 383, 389, 391, 393
collapse theory and, 102–8
Deutsch-Wallace theorem and, 378–79
Einstein and, 112–13
free will and, 106–8
God and, 107–8, 112
Heisenberg and, 96–97
hidden variables and, 111–12
indeterminism and, 96, 107, 112, 141, 165, 167, 307, 309, 332, 382
many worlds theory and, 141–42, 149, 158, 164–67, 307, 309, 314–15
measurement problem and, 93–97
relative state theory and, 303
Wigner and, 113–14
deterrence, 195–201, 231–36, 241, 297, 390
Deutsch, David, 321–25, 376–79, 382
Deutsch-Jozsa algorithm, 376
Deutsch-Wallace theorem, 378–79
DeWitt, Bryce S., 5, 118, 131, 142, 319, 350, 372
Battelle Rencontres and, 306–7
birth of, 303
branching reality and, 144, 154–55
causality and, 309–10
Chapel Hill conference and, 179
decoherence theory and, 303, 366
Deutsch and, 376
external observer and, 175–76
evokes Einstein, 309–10
Manhattan Project and, 304
publication of Everett’s long thesis and, 137–38
rebirth of many worlds theory and, 323–24, 326
schooling of, 303–4
splitting and, 304, 375
unedited Everett paper and, 143
University of Texas and, 331
Wheeler and, 304, 306–7, 311
Willis and, 278
DeWitt, Cecile (Morette), 118, 179, 304
Dianetics, 31
Dick, Philip K., 361
Dicke, Robert H., 58
Dirac, P.A.M., 179, 249, 252, 259, 328
“Doctrine for Limited War, A” (Kissinger, Everett, and Wheeler), 129
Doomsday Clock, 124
Dreiser, Theodore, 46
Dr. Strangelove (film), 196
dualism, 101, 103, 111, 201, 375–76, 390
Du Pont, 126
Durrell, Lawrence, 271
Dyson, Freeman, 179
Educational Testing Services (ETS), 37, 44, 48, 55
Edwards, Paul, 200
E-filter, 289–91
Egan, Greg, 361
Einstein, Albert, xii, 187, 373
atomic bombs and, 10
Atomic Scientists group and, 124
Bohr and, 89
complementarity and, 110
Copenhagen interpretation and, 110–13
DeWitt and, 309–10
Everett’s childhood letter to, 25–26
limitations of quantum mechanics and, 131–32
many worlds theory and, 144
Mercer Street home of, 131
photoelectric effect and, 94
Princeton and, 55–56
relativity and, 10, 58–59, 93–100, 178–83, 348, 378, 391, 393
religion and, 10, 23–24
unification problem and, 178–79
Vatican attacks and, 385
Einstein, Rosen, Podolsky (EPR) paradox, 98–99, 172, 252, 326, 365
Eisenhower, Dwight D., 72
Cold War and, 191–93
election of 1960 and, 227
Farewell address of, 238
kill ratios and, 203–4
Report 50 and, 235
Single Integrated Operating Plan (SIOP) and, 238, 240
elementary particles
electron shells and, 87
entanglement and, 97–99, 138
EPR paradox and, 98–99
measurement problem and, 4–6
probability and, 94–96
spin and, 97–99
superposition principle and, 83–84 (see also superposition principle)
two-slit experiment and, 92–93
Eniwetok, 127–28
entanglement, 99
data processing and, 294
decoherence theory and, 364 (see also decoherence theory)
defined, 390
many worlds theory and, 137–41, 146–48, 151–52, 172, 179n3, 181
spin and, 97–
98, 151–52, 157, 172n10, 305, 393
Enthoven, Alain, 281
entropy, 37, 40, 59, 267
cybernetics and, 390
game theory and, 59
many worlds theory and, 145n4, 149, 158–59, 173, 319
Nancy Everett and, 350
negentropy and, 39, 149, 392
quantum physics and, 103
Santa Fe Institute conference and, 370, 371n41
science fiction and, 359
splitting and, 362–63
eternal inflation, 386–87
Everett, Charles Edward “Jiggs”, 11
Everett, Elizabeth Ann, 6–7, 218, 270
alcohol and, 351
attempted suicide of, 347
Austin trip and, 321
drug use and, 339, 351
gang-rape of, 351
Hugh’s death and, 347
Mark’s music and, 351–52
Nancy’s eulogy of, 352–53
partying of, 342, 344
pictures of, 210f, 219f, 265f, 273f, 279f, 343f, 353f
suicide of, 352
surprise birthday party for father and, 344
troubles of, 280–81, 339, 352
Everett, Hugh, III, 11, 129
abilities as father, 338–39, 347
affairs of, 269–70, 272, 278, 280–81, 284–86, 326, 339, 341, 344
alcohol and, 57–58, 76, 213, 222, 278–79, 285–86, 289, 326, 337–38, 344, 347
atheism of, 29–34, 350
attribute values and, 293–94, 296
Austin trip of, 321–23
battles with Bohr and, 160–77
Bayesian Machine and, 287–91
Bell theorem and, 314–16
birth of, 13
Chapel Hill conference and, 179–83
cigarettes and, 218, 221, 254, 337–38, 344
compression algorithms and, 294
Conference on the Foundations of Quantum Mechanics and, 251–61
consumerism and, 268–70
cremation of, 347
criticism of Copenhagen interpretation and, 170–71 (see also Copenhagen interpretation)
death of, 117, 347
declares open marriage, 270
decoherence theory and, 363–71 (see also decoherence theory)
dissertation of, 136–43
E-filter and, 289–91
Einstein and, 25–26, 131–32
EPR paradox and, 98–99
European vacation of, 218–21
family background of, 10–16
financial troubles of, 345–47
FORTRAN and, 212, 222, 293, 296
game theory and, 63–67, 73–77, 83
German travels of, 34–35
hobbies of, 337–41
instructorship offer to, 187
kill ratios and, 202–5 (see also kill ratios)
Lagrange Multiplier Method and, 221–23, 234, 241–42, 281–83, 292
Lambda Corporation and, 3, 212, 222, 268, 270, 277–86
as libertarian, 280, 341–42
Librascope and, 212–13
logic of, 16, 26
love of argument, xii, 280
McClean home of, 280, 344
McNamara and, 235–37
many worlds theory and, 132–35, 316–19 (see also many worlds theory)
measurement problem and, 4–6, 83–91
military draft and, 38
mini-computers and, 341
mistreatment of women by, 284–85, 289
model consistency and, 321
“The Nature of Time” conference and, 266–67
non-reaction to theory of, 118–19
operations research and, 4, 6–8, 37–41, 56, 58, 61, 68–70, 75–77, 125, 137, 187–91, 200, 206, 215, 221, 270, 281, 339, 347–48
Pentagon and, 137, 167, 169, 188–89, 202, 212, 223, 253, 264, 268
pictures of, 14f, 28f, 29f, 31f, 40f, 82f, 210f, 219f, 265f, 273f, 340f, 345f, 348f
poetry of, 25–26
poor athleticism of, 29–30
Popper and, 362–63
pornography and, 7, 41, 269
pranks of, 3–4, 6, 35
Princeton and, 40f, 55–60, 77, 83
prioritizes achievements, 348
as “Pudge”, 16, 22, 28f, 30, 31f, 39, 58, 272
Pugh and, 202–5
realist approach and, 81
relative states theory and, 151–53, 171, 209, 216, 249, 298, 306–7, 318, 322, 328, 339, 365–67, 370, 382, 385
Report 50 and, 215, 234–37
reunites with Nancy, 272–73
as St. Johns cadet, 29f
schooling of, 26–41
science fiction and, 360–62
security clearance of, 4, 35–36, 188, 212, 264, 266
Single Integrated Operating Plan (SIOP) and, 238–46
sociobiology and, 298
travel agency of, 339–41
Trieste symposium and, 328–29
Wheeler’s evaluation of, 90–91 (see also Wheeler, John Archibald)
wine making of, 337–38
Everett, Hugh, Jr.
birth of, 11–12
as Colonel, 15, 34–35, 344
improprieties under command of, 35n10
marriage of, 13
pictures of, 12f, 31f, 34f, 36f, 210f, 345f
Everett, Hugh, Sr. “Day Day”, 11–12, 13f, 210f
Everett, Katharine Lucille (Kennedy) “Mum Mum”, 7, 15, 26, 36, 218
accomplishments of, 19–20
cancer of, 262–64, 266
death of, 266
desire for independence of, 209
failed marriage of, 17, 21–22
friends of, 264, 266
Kensington Gardens Sanitarium and, 263–64, 266
manic depression of, 17
marriage of, 13
pictures of, 14f, 18f
poetry of, 17–20, 23–24
politics of, 20–21
short stories of, 21–23
Everett, Kathryn “Kaka”, 12
Everett, Laura Katherine (Clardy) “Ma Maw”, 11, 11f, 12, 13f, 264
Everett, Mark Oliver, xi, 6–7
autobiography of, 355–56
birth of, 269–70
drug use and, 339
drum set of, 339
garage band of, 341
Hugh’s death and, 347
mother’s funeral and, 354
musical career of, 351–52, 354–56
pictures of, 269f, 273f, 279f, 354f
therapy and, 352
Everett, Nancy (Gore), 7, 20–21, 25, 31, 41, 136, 169, 341
affairs of, 48–49, 270–72, 338
annuity for, 345, 349
Austin trip and, 321–23
background of, 43
Cold War culture and, 44–47
consumption culture and, 209
death of, 354
declares open marriage, 270
desire for independence of, 209, 211–12
divorce and, 353
eulogy for daughter, 352–53
European vacation of, 218–21
Hugh’s death and, 347
Kennan lectures and, 47–48
League of Women Voters and, 211
liberation manifesto of, 271
long-distance romance of, 188–89
lung cancer of, 353
marriage of, 189