Paul Halpern (; born 1961) is an American author and

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at Saint Joseph's University in Philadelphia.

Life

Halpern received a Ph.D in theoretical physics, an M.A. in physics and a B.A. in physics and mathematics. He was also the recipient of a

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, and an Athenaeum Society Literary Award. He has written many popular science books and articles, including the books ''The Cyclical Serpent'', ''Cosmic Wormholes'' and ''The Great Beyond''. He has also appeared on the 1994 PBS series ''Futurequest'', as well as the

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." In 2007, he published a book based on ''

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'' titled ''What's Science Ever Done for Us''. He later appeared in '' The Simpsons 20th Anniversary Special – In 3-D! On Ice!''. Halpern published ''Einstein's Dice and Schrödinger's Cat'' in 2015, ''The Quantum Labyrinth: How Richard Feynman and John Wheeler Revolutionized Time and Reality'' in 2017, ''Synchronicity: The Epic Quest to Understand the Quantum Nature of Cause and Effect'' in 2020, and ''Flashes of Creation: George Gamow, Fred Hoyle, and the Great Big Bang Debate'' in 2021.

Works

* ''Time Journeys: A search for Cosmic Destiny and Meaning'', McGraw-Hill Professional Publishing, 1990, * ''Cosmic Wormholes: The Search for Interstellar Shortcuts'', Plume, 1993. * ''The Cyclical Serpent: Prospects for an Ever-Repeating Universe'', 1995; * * ''The Pursuit of Destiny: A History of Prediction'', Perseus Pub., 2000, * ''Countdown to Apocalypse: A Scientific Exploration of the End of the World'', 2000 * * ''Faraway Worlds: Planets Beyond Our Solar System'', 2004 * * ''Brave New Universe: Illuminating the Darkest Secrets of the Cosmos'', coauthor

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References

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