1. Scientific Theories and Laws
2. The First Decade (1936-1946)
4. The Second Decade (1946-1956)
6. The Third Decade (1956-1966)
8. The Fourth Decade (1966-1976)
10. The Fifth Decade (1976-1986)
12. The Sixth Decade (1986-1996)
14. The Seventh Decade (1996-2006)
15. The Theory of More than Everything
16. The Eighth Decade (2006-2016)
18. The Ninth Decade (2016-2026)
Appendix A Paintings
Appendix B TTOMTE and a Steady State Universe
Appendix C Musical Compositions
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These gross numbers are for convenience only; the actual odds might be 99.99999999999999 in 100. Why aren't the odds one hundred in a hundred in the circle next to the center? It's because the electron can leap to the farthest circle out with one in one hundred chances. That's the big deal about quantum leaps; we don't know where the electron will go next. Why not?
It's not because we can't measure accurately but because nature itself is not sure. There's a certain amount of uncertainty to the whole thing, and pure chance gets involved suggesting there can be an effect without a cause. If you don't like this idea, you're in good company; Einstein didn't like uncaused events either. On the plus side, we possibly just got our free will back. By the way, the above chances-are map is not quite accurate because it indicates that the electron can never be outside the container. However, the electron can end up five billion miles away the next time we see it. But the chances are so close to zero, the map is about as accurate as it can be with rounded numbers.
Appendix A: 02 Chance
Before we leave the chances-are map, here's one more step away from reality we can throw at you. The formula tells us the electron may even be in two places at once, but it also says if we take a look, we'll find it in only one place. Isn't this fun? We'll get to more details about these contradictions in the next section.
Years ago, people used to listen to music on a phonograph record; some still do. The record has a circular, spiraling groove with music etched into the sides of the groove. While the record spins, a needle stays in the groove and vibrates with the sides.
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