Paul Halpern Explained

Paul Halpern (; born 1961) is an American author and Professor of Physics at Saint Joseph's University in Philadelphia.

Life

Halpern studied at Temple University and graduated in 1982 with a B.A. in physics and mathematics.^{[1] [2]} He went on to receive a master's degree in Physics and later a Ph.D. in theoretical physics in 1987 from Stony Brook University.^[3]

In 2002, Halpern received a Guggenheim Fellowship.^[4] He has also received a 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!.

Halpern published Einstein's Dice and Schrödinger's Cat in 2015, The Quantum Labyrinth: How Richard Feynman and John Wheeler Revolutionized Time and Reality in 2017, Synchronicity: The Epic Quest to Understand the Quantum Nature of Cause and Effect in 2020, and Flashes of Creation: George Gamow, Fred Hoyle, and the Great Big Bang Debate in 2021.

In 2017 he was elected a Fellow of the American Physical Society.^[5]

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; Book: The Cyclical Serpent: Prospects for an Ever-Repeating Universe. 11 November 2013. Springer. 978-1-4899-6036-8. 4–.
• Book: The Structure of the Universe. 16 September 2014. Henry Holt and Company. 978-1-4668-8168-6.
• The Pursuit of Destiny: A History of Prediction, Perseus Pub., 2000,
• Countdown to Apocalypse: A Scientific Exploration of the End of the World, Basic Books, 2000,
  • Book: Countdown to Apocalypse: Asteroids, Tidal Waves, and the End of the World. 1998. Plenum Trade. 98026982. 0306459868.
• Book: The Quest for Alien Planets: Exploring Worlds Outside the Solar System. 30 May 2003. Perseus Books Group. 978-0-7382-0890-9. 4–.
• Faraway Worlds: Planets Beyond Our Solar System, 2004, 32 pages; children's book, illustrated by Lynette Cook
• Book: The Great Beyond: Higher Dimensions, Parallel Universes and the Extraordinary Search for a Theory of Everything. 21 June 2004. John Wiley & Sons. 978-0-471-65658-6. 2–.
• Brave New Universe: Illuminating the Darkest Secrets of the Cosmos, coauthor Paul S. Wesson, 2006,
• Book: What's Science Ever Done for Us?: What The Simpsons Can Teach Us About Physics, Robots, Life, and the Universe. 2007. John Wiley & Sons. Book: pbk edition. 2011. 978-0-470-11460-5. Halpern . Paul . Wiley . ^[6] (See also The PTA Disbands#Reception.)
• Book: Collider: The Search for the World's Smallest Particles. registration. 3 August 2009. John Wiley & Sons. 978-0-470-28620-3.
• Book: Edge of the Universe: A Voyage to the Cosmic Horizon and Beyond. 10 September 2012. John Wiley & Sons. 978-1-118-22082-5.
• Book: Einstein's Dice and Schrödinger's Cat: How Two Great Minds Battled Quantum Randomness to Create a Unified Theory of Physics. 14 April 2015. Basic Books. 9780465040650. ^[7]
• Book: The Quantum Labyrinth: How Richard Feynman and John Wheeler Revolutionized Time and Reality. 17 October 2017. Basic Books. 9780465097593. ^[8]
• Book: Synchronicity: The Epic Quest to Understand the Quantum Nature of Cause and Effect. 18 August 2020. Basic Books. 9781541673649. ^[9]
• Book: Flashes of Creation: George Gamow, Fred Hoyle, and the Great Big Bang Debate. 17 August 2021. Basic Books. 9781541673618. ^[10]
• The Allure of the Multiverse: Extra Dimensions, Other Worlds, and Parallel Universes. Basic Books. 16 January 2024. ISBN 978–1541602175

External links

• • Paul Halpern, Saint Joseph's University
• Paul Halpern Biography
• Paul Halpern: Science Books and Articles, National Association of Science Writers
• Books by Paul Halpern, National Association of Science Writers
• Paul Halpern Interview

Notes and References

1. Web site: Paul Halpern, Ph.D. . 2024-01-13 . Charlesbridge . en.
2. Web site: 1982 . Templar 1982 . 2024-01-13 . digital.library.temple.edu . 279.
3. Web site: Chaos and the dynamics of the universe WorldCat.org . 2024-01-13 . search.worldcat.org . en.
4. Web site: Paul Halpern . 2024-01-13 . John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation... . en.
5. Web site: APS Fellow Archive. American Physical Society. (Search on year="2017" & nominating_unit="FHPP".)
6. Dickinson, Lucy. Review of What's Science Ever Done for Us?: What The Simpsons Can Teach Us About Physics, Robots, Life, and the Universe by Paul Halpern. Materials Today. 11. 1–2. 2008. 51. 10.1016/S1369-7021(07)70356-5. free.
7. Sauer, Tilman. Tilman Sauer. Review of Einstein's Dice and Schrödinger's Cat: How Two Great Minds Battled Quantum Randomness to Create a Unified Theory of Physics by Paul Halpern. Isis. 107. 2. June 2016. 427–428. 10.1086/687134.
8. Farmelo, Graham. Graham Farmelo. Review of The Quantum Labyrinth. Nature. 5 October 2017. 550. 7674 . 40–41. 10.1038/550040a. 2017Natur.550...40F. free.
9. Ananthaswamy, Anil. Anil Ananthaswamy. When quantum physics met psychiatry. Nature. 26 August 2020. 584. 513–514. 7822 . 10.1038/d41586-020-02456-5. 2020Natur.584..513A . 221310909 .
10. News: Skibba. Ramin. 24 August 2021. When the Big Bang Was Just a Theory. The New York Times. New York. 24 December 2021.