How did you go from nuclear engineer to writing fantasy for a living?
Are you familiar with Schroedinger’s cat?
Yes—that’s quantum physics. That’s the theory that if a cat were put into a steel chamber with radiation, the feline would be alive and dead at the same time. This is because of the superposition of possible outcomes that exist simultaneously.
Schroedinger’s cat is really a test in a way. If you can wrap your mind around Schroedinger’s cat and accept that, than you are ready to take on quantum physics. I also think, if you can wrap your mind around Schroedinger’s cat and accept that, than you are ready to write fantasy.
I don’t keep up with the current literature in physics. Occasionally, at conventions, I have been put on panels with physicists—because I have a degree in physics. The only way I can hold my own with the physicists is if I forget talking about physics and start talking theology. If I talk theology, they seem to understand what I’m saying and we get along quite well.
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