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Err... is Wolfram now taking credit for this idea, which began circulating back in 2009? http://www.nature.com/news/the-quantum-source-of-space-time-1.18797 ht
by zzalpha 11y ago
Err... is Wolfram now taking credit for this idea, which began circulating back in 2009?
http://www.nature.com/news/the-quantum-source-of-space-time-1.18797 http://www.nature.com/news/the-quantum-source-of-space-time-...
Because I don't see his name in the citations...
- zardo 11y agoI don't think that's the same idea, but he's got a chapter on the network universe idea in his book that was publshed in 2002. Original credit for a discrete nature of the universe belongs to Democritus.
- zzalpha 11y agoI don't think that's the same idea Hmm, upon a second read I think you're right. One of the key distinguishing factors is the aforementioned Nature article actually cites hints of a real scientific theory based on established physics, while Wolfram's self-aggrandizing ramblings haven't actually led to any real discoveries... :)