[mrjesse]

Is Google Books: A Different Universe: Reinventing Physics from the Bottom Down, by Robert B. Laughlin the Laughlin you're refering to?

I gotta run right now, but will read more and respond more later.

Thanks,

-Jesse

[LeGrande]

Is Google Books: A Different Universe: Reinventing Physics from the Bottom Down, by Robert B. Laughlin the Laughlin you're refering to?

Yes and it is an easy read, but you need the background that the other 4 volumes that I mentioned provide.