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Imagining the Tenth Dimension

This animation illustrates the concepts presented in chapter one of the book “Imagining the Tenth Dimension” by Rob Bryanton who writes for Wired. I have not read the entire book, only excerpts available at Amazon.com, but the website www.tenthdimension.com has a fascinating Flash animation which does a pretty good job of explaining one of the more esoteric concepts in quantum physics–the multi-dimensional nature of the universe.

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Seattle Taps Its Inner Silicon Valley

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