MathFiction: The New Reality (Charles Leonard Harness)

a list compiled by Alex Kasman (College of Charleston)

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The New Reality (1950)

Charles Leonard Harness
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Contributed by "William E. Emba"

The theme of this story concerns the idea that observation determines reality, and takes it to a more profound level than is usual in quantum mechanics. Along the way, the history of π and of four-dimensionality are discussed.

First appeared in THRILLING WONDER STORIES (1950), reprinted in several anthologies, including the author's THE ROSE.

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Works Similar to The New Reality

According to my `secret formula', the following works of mathematical fiction are similar to this one:

Technical Error by Arthur C. Clarke
The Cube Root of Conquest by Rog Phillips
The Fourth-Dimensional Demonstrator by Murray Leinster
The Appendix and the Spectacles by Miles J. Breuer (M.D.)
An Episode of Flatland by Charles H. Hinton
Six Thought Experiments Concerning the Nature of Computation by Rudy Rucker
The Eternal Wanderer by Nathan Schachner
Misfit by Robert A. Heinlein
The Next Dimension by Vladimir Karapetoff
Left or Right by Martin Gardner

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Categories:

Genre	Science Fiction,
Motif	Higher/Lower Dimensions,
Topic
Medium	Short Stories,

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