1. "any unifying idea has to be simple."
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Andrew Thomas, Hidden In Plain Sight: The simple link between relativity and quantum mechanics
2. "We see beauty in simplicity because we can see its underlying efficiency."
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Andrew Thomas, Hidden In Plain Sight: The simple link between relativity and quantum mechanics
3. "If a force can disappear purely because the point of view of the observer changes, then this means the force does not exist: it is dependent on the observer, it has no objective reality (i.e., not all observers experience it as real). It is not a real force. Therefore, Einstein realised gravity was just a fictitious force."
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Andrew Thomas, Hidden In Plain Sight: The simple link between relativity and quantum mechanics
4. "Complexity is seen as a virtue, a selling-point."
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Andrew Thomas, Hidden In Plain Sight: The simple link between relativity and quantum mechanics
5. "solipsism"
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Andrew Thomas, Hidden In Plain Sight: The simple link between relativity and quantum mechanics
6. "chemist Albert Szent-Györgyi said: "Scientific discovery consists of seeing what everyone else has seen, but thinking what no one else has thought."
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Andrew Thomas, Hidden In Plain Sight: The simple link between relativity and quantum mechanics
7. "As Albert Einstein said: "Any intelligent fool can make things bigger and more complex. It takes a touch of genius — and a lot of courage — to move in the opposite direction."
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Andrew Thomas, Hidden In Plain Sight: The simple link between relativity and quantum mechanics
8. "If we forget to give our measurements in units, or if we are not in agreement over which units we have both used to make our measurements, it is a recipe for disaster. For example, in 1999, the Mars Climate Orbiter space probe was intended to orbit Mars at a low altitude while mapping its surface. It was known that the probe could not get closer than 80 kilometres from the Martian surface or atmospheric stresses would rip it apart. However, the probe actually came within 57 kilometres of the surface and did, indeed, disintegrate. The crash investigators found that the cause of the error was due to the flight system software calculating thrust in metric units, while the ground crew were entering thruster data using imperial measures."
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Andrew Thomas, Hidden In Plain Sight: The simple link between relativity and quantum mechanics
9. "In other words, mass arose from the relationships between particles — it is not an inherent property of an elementary particle."
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Andrew Thomas, Hidden In Plain Sight: The simple link between relativity and quantum mechanics
10. "The first theme is "connectedness". Quantum mechanics tells us that there is no such thing as a completely isolated object: objects are connected. The impression of separateness is just an illusion."
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Andrew Thomas, Hidden In Plain Sight: The simple link between relativity and quantum mechanics