The Tao of physics. an exploration of the parallels between modern physics and eastern mysticism PDF
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i THETM) X A PIONEERING WORK. THE BESTSELLER THAT RECONCILES EASTERN PHILOSOPHY AND WESTERN SCIENCE IN A BRILLIANT HUMANISTIC VISION OFTHE UNIVERSE. BY FRITJOF CAPRA Digitized by the Internet Archive 2009 in http://www.archive.org/details/taoofphysicsexplOOcapr Since taking his Ph.D. at the University of Vienna in 1966, FRITJOF CAPRA has been doing research in theoretical high-energy physics at the University of Paris; the University of California, Santa Cruz; Stanford University; and Imperial College in London. In addition to his technical research papers, he has written general articles about the relationship be- tween modern physics and Eastern mysticism, and has lectured extensively about this topic to general student audiences in England and the United States. He is presently lecturing at the University of Cali- fornia, Berkeley. "His synopsis of Eastern thought is noteworthy, and his presentation of modern physics for the layman among the clearest and most thorough have seen." — I Library Journal "Welcome, thought provoking, well-assembled, with lavish use of diagrams. It is a book that will grace the readers' shelves for years to come." — Times Educational Supplement "A clear and far-out discussion of such thorny concepts as space-time, quarks, and cosmic sym- metries Incredibly lucid introductions to each . . . spiritual discipline." — Village Voice "Will provide surprising insights to those readers who tend to scorn science. It also can speak to those scientists who choose to cast out mysticism." — East/West journal "I am glad I read it . . . Now, when I walk through the valley of the shadow of the reductive social sciences fear less evil, for the emerging worldview I of the new physics is with me." — The Review of Books and Religion "An awesome undertaking, but Capra is a fine teacher Reading at least as exciting as the best . . . science fiction." — Rocky Mountain News "You may never read a more mind-expanding book than this The equivalent of many university . . . courses in philosophy, cosmology, astronomy and physics." — Spiritual Studies Center Booknews THEW) An Exploration of the Parallels Between Modern Physics and Eastern Mysticism BY FRITJOF CAPRA *«WvO** This low-priced Bantam Book has been completely reset in a type face designed for easy reading, and was printed from new plates. It contains the complete text of the original hard-cover edition. NOT ONE WORD HAS BEEN OMITTED. __. —VLM 11 (VLR 9-11) Kl_1; IL 11+ ^ THE TAO OF PHYSICS A Bantam Book / published by arrangement with Shambhala Publications, Inc. PRINTING HISTORY Shambhala Publications edition published January 1976 2nd printing June 1976 3rd printing December 1976 . . . 4th printing May 1977. . . . . . Quality Book Club edition published July 1977 Bantam edition / November 1977 All rights reserved. Copyright © 1975 by Fritjof Capra. This book may not be reproduced in whole or in part, by mimeograph or any other means, without permission. For information address: Shambhala Publications, Inc., 1123 Spruce Street, P.O. Box 271, Boulder, Colorado 80302. ISBN 0-533-10868-9 Bantam Books are published by Bantam Books, Inc. Its trade- mark, consisting of the words "Bantam Books" and the por- trayal of a bantam, is registered in the United States Patent Office and in other countries. Marca Registrado. Bantam Books, Inc., 666 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York 10019. PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 0987654321 dedicate this book to I Ali Akbar Khan Carlos Castaneda Geoffrey Chew John Coltrane Werner Heisenberg Krishnamurti Liu Hsiu Ch'i Phiroz Mehta Jerry Shesko Bobby Smith Maria Teuffenbach Alan Watts for helping me to find my path and to Jacqueline who has traveled with me on this path most of the time. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS The author and publisher gratefully acknowledge permission to reproduce copyright illustrations on the following pages: p. 1: Fermi National Laboratory, Batavia, Illinois; pp. 40-41, 221, 222-223: CERN, Geneva, Switzer- land; p. 72: reprinted from Zazen by E. M. Hooykaas and B. Schierbeck, Omen Press, Tucson, Arizona; p. 74: Estate of Eliot Elisofon; p. 81 : Gunvor Moitessier; p. 82: reprinted from The Evolution of the Buddha Image by Benjamin Rowland Jr., The Asia Society, New York; pp. 90, 174: Gulbenkian Museum of Oriental Art; pp. 107, 246: reprinted from Zen and Japanese Cul- ture by D. T. Suzuki, Bollingen Series LXIV, by permission of Princeton University Press; p. 120: reprinted from Physics in the Twentieth Century by Victor Weisskopf, M.I.T. Press, Cam- bridge, Massachusetts; pp. 187, 192, 210, 220, 225, 256: Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, Berkeley, California; pp. 217, 218: Argonne National Laboratory, Ar- gonne, Illinois; p. 231: reprinted from The Arts of India by Ajit Mookerjee, Thames and Hudson, London.
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