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Make Physics Great Again: America has Failed Paperback – January 11, 2023

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Western civilization, still led by the United States, is not in good shape. What threatens the planet is a short-term superficial thinking tradition that can also be identified in the field that enabled civilization to flourish over the centuries: fundamental physics, which has its origin in Europe. The atomic bomb and the Moon landing saw American scientists lead the world technologically, yet they forgot one thing: to thoroughly think about elementary laws of nature in the tradition of Albert Einstein and other geniuses of the early 20th century. One hundred years later, this absence of deeper reflection in the American culture of thinking has become obvious well beyond science. With the declining West facing a looming crisis, the paradigm of fundamental science must therefore also be redefined if civilization is to survive sustainably in the 21st century.

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While the European natural-philosophical tradition of research focused on the fundamental laws of nature and pursued the question of "what holds the world together in its inmost folds," the technologically inclined culture of the New World was dominated by a desire to realize great visionary projects such as the atomic bomb and the moon landing, even if such projects had hitherto seemed unthinkable. While these projects may represent mankind's greatest technological achievements, they are not our greatest intellectual accomplishments. Whereas the technological-inventive element went hand in hand with fundamental research in the European tradition, the element of natural-philosophical reflection has been missing from U.S. scientific practice for nearly 100 years. This has obvious cultural roots. To put it bluntly, Americans don't like to think thoroughly.

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A book I immediately became enthralled with. In a historical-critical analysis, Alexander Unzicker presents the differences between European and American physics culture in a captivating way. This is how science should be taught.
Ernst Peter Fischer, historian of science

Dr. Alexander Unzicker is a theoretical physicist and lawyer and holds a PhD in cognitive psychology. His book Bankrupting Physics (German edition) was named “Science Book of the Year” in 2010, an award bestowed upon, among others, Richard Dawkins and Yuval Harari. As a physicist, Unzicker follows a historical-natural-philosophical approach and, in his books, focuses on problems that have remained unsolved since the turn of the previous century. In addition to his speaking and research activities, Unzicker also runs the YouTube channel Unzicker’s Real Physics, which is dedicated to the discussion of fundamental questions, including interviews with Nobel laureates.
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    5.5 x 0.77 x 8.5 inches
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Alexander Unzicker has long been one of the most effective and controversial critics of modern physics. Bankrupting Physics and The Higgs Fake exposed the false premises behind the imminent "theories of everything" and demonstrated that particle physics is an intellectual dead end. He's also pointed out overlooked physics pioneered by the likes of Einstein, Schrödinger, and Dirac, that may offer an escape from the current stagnation in theoretical progress.Now in Make Physics Great Again, Unzicker offers an incisive historical and political critique of physics, replete with many obscure but illuminating quotes and references. Unzicker's work encourages us to step back, question our premises, and think more deeply about the shaky foundation upon which contemporary physics rests.A mark of a great book is how many tabs I insert into it to keep track of the best parts. And I now have the perfect book to place next to my favorite coffee mug.My only complaint is minor. Yes, I know ebook editions are ubiquitous, but If I bought the hardcover edition, it would be nice if it came with an index.
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Hans G. Schantz
5.0 out of 5 stars Keep Calm and Make Physics Great Again
Reviewed in the United States on March 30, 2023
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Alexander Unzicker has long been one of the most effective and controversial critics of modern physics. Bankrupting Physics and The Higgs Fake exposed the false premises behind the imminent "theories of everything" and demonstrated that particle physics is an intellectual dead end. He's also pointed out overlooked physics pioneered by the likes of Einstein, Schrödinger, and Dirac, that may offer an escape from the current stagnation in theoretical progress.

Now in Make Physics Great Again, Unzicker offers an incisive historical and political critique of physics, replete with many obscure but illuminating quotes and references. Unzicker's work encourages us to step back, question our premises, and think more deeply about the shaky foundation upon which contemporary physics rests.

A mark of a great book is how many tabs I insert into it to keep track of the best parts. And I now have the perfect book to place next to my favorite coffee mug.

My only complaint is minor. Yes, I know ebook editions are ubiquitous, but If I bought the hardcover edition, it would be nice if it came with an index.
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Hans G. Schantz
5.0 out of 5 stars Keep Calm and Make Physics Great Again
Reviewed in the United States on March 30, 2023
Alexander Unzicker has long been one of the most effective and controversial critics of modern physics. Bankrupting Physics and The Higgs Fake exposed the false premises behind the imminent "theories of everything" and demonstrated that particle physics is an intellectual dead end. He's also pointed out overlooked physics pioneered by the likes of Einstein, Schrödinger, and Dirac, that may offer an escape from the current stagnation in theoretical progress.

Now in Make Physics Great Again, Unzicker offers an incisive historical and political critique of physics, replete with many obscure but illuminating quotes and references. Unzicker's work encourages us to step back, question our premises, and think more deeply about the shaky foundation upon which contemporary physics rests.

A mark of a great book is how many tabs I insert into it to keep track of the best parts. And I now have the perfect book to place next to my favorite coffee mug.

My only complaint is minor. Yes, I know ebook editions are ubiquitous, but If I bought the hardcover edition, it would be nice if it came with an index.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent product
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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent historical perspective
Reviewed in the United States on January 18, 2023
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My highest recommendation. Unzicker gives an extremely high overview of the history of physics with respect to philosophy/psychology.
It’s in very rough shape … perhaps terminal. Might take another Dark Age to make a righteous re-start.
By my life’s experience, this is an accurate assessment of the causes for the current deplorable state of physics.
E.Beaubien, author: “Ex Nihilo -The Logic of Existence”
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1.0 out of 5 stars unbalanced.
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While Alexander appears to come to a few possibly correct conclusions, he manages to arrive at them by critically over-polarizing his anti American Science biases to the point it blinds him to deeper insights. The whole in-balanced book reads like a giant rant and rage. A shame really. I wasted my time on this read.
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3.0 out of 5 stars mixture of physics and heavy critic of western society
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I did like everything what he writes about physics, but I did not like the critic of western way of life and america. Over all I give 3 stars. But I would like to recommend the other book: Einsteins Lost Key which is very good.
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1.0 out of 5 stars Look to Chemistry to solve the problems
Reviewed in the United States on October 1, 2023
He is wrong in that Physics is not the answer any more. Monumental leaps in Chemistry Biology and Engineering of those Sciences will provide the answers to exist in the 21rst century. Physics is a dead science.
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gary wilson
5.0 out of 5 stars Illuminating and well-argued
Reviewed in Canada on December 3, 2023
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This is an excellent book. The author knows the subject inside and out. He deserves credit for stating ideas that can’t help but make him quite unpopular in some circles. Great reading for anyone who likes to question everything.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Thought provoking
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A book that covers the way that science is carried out now in comparison to how it was carried out before the 2nd world war.
Definitely worth reading.
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