About: Adam Becker

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dbo:abstract	Adam Michael Becker (born 1984) is an American astrophysicist, author, and scientific philosopher. His works include the book What Is Real?, published by Basic Books, which explores the history and personalities surrounding the development and evolution of quantum physics, and includes a modern assessment of the Copenhagen Interpretation. (en)
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dbp:thesisTitle	Is the Universe Normal? Constraining Scale-Dependent Primordial Non-Gaussianity. (en)
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