Tony Mann talks about the career of Hugh Everett III (1930 - 1982), famous for his "Many Worlds" interpretation of quantum theory. He talks about: introduction to Everett's career (time 0:10) Everett's work in Quantum Theory (0:43) Game Theory and Operations Research (2:13) consultancy (3:12) belated interest in Everett's ideas on Quantum Theory (3:30) Everett's death (4:01) summary of his career (4:25) More information, worksheets and other resources for the undergraduate mathematics curriculum: www.beingamathematician.org
05/31/12 • 5 min
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