A Brief Introduction

I have been interested in science my entire life, I chose a career in electronics engineering, mainly because I have always been a huge Star Trek fan. I was always "fascinated" (no pun intended) when Mr. Spock would go to work on the computer of repair some malfunctioning system on the ship. But in the last 15 years or so I've had a great interest in the nature of reality and quantum physics - which seem to go hand in hand. Through the years I have acquired many books on the subject, from David Bohm's "Quantum Theory" - addressed mainly to advanced undergraduate students, to "Quantum Reality" by Nick Herbert - addressed to the non-scientist in terms that with a little effort, most anyone can understand. I prefer the latter, but I have found that the more I read about quantum physics, the more I can go back to Bohm's book and actually understand some of the concepts he wrote about.

Though math will surely come up, this blog will not be about the math at all, it's about trying to understand the underlying nature of reality in layman's terms. I expect religion to come up as well, again this is not about religious beliefs, the intent here is to understand the nature of reality as science today understands it, along with philosophical beliefs and metaphysical concepts that help shape our preconceptions of reality.