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Letter: God particle

Published 25 June 2014

From Nury Vittachi

In their call for a reorganisation of physics principles, David Deutsch and Chiara Marletto argue that the unit of information is more fundamental than anything, even quantum particles (24 May, p 30).

My colleagues will no doubt pelt me with breakfast items for saying this, but I can’t help but be reminded of a rather lovely old book, which begins: “In the beginning was the Word…”
Hong Kong

Issue no. 2975 published 28 June 2014

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