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July 5, 2018 1:50 PM   Subscribe

Parallel Worlds, Parallel Lives: A BBC documentary about the man who first proposed the multiverse hypothesis academically and his rock star son.
The many worlds concept in quantum physics permeates modern popular culture (also metafilter). While it had been considered in science fiction (notably, by Jorge Luis Borges, who many believe influenced the theory), it was first formally proposed by Hugh Everett in 1957. His son is the main creative force in the band the Eels.
posted by es_de_bah (3 comments total) 21 users marked this as a favorite
 
(i suppose I should have mentioned that it's not a very happy story)
posted by es_de_bah at 2:03 PM on July 5, 2018 [1 favorite]


Double(ish).

ISTR the older link had the whole docu, but now it's just a clip. Interesting, if sad, story.

E is much happier these days. There are pictures of him grinning. It's a little scary.
posted by scruss at 3:14 PM on July 5, 2018


Things the Grandchildren Should Know

The first time I heard about Hugh Everett was in a Scientific American article.
posted by ckape at 4:35 PM on July 5, 2018


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