Deutsch, David

The author argues that all progress, in scientific understanding, technology, political institutions, moral values, art, and every aspect of human welfare, has resulted from the quest for what he calls good explanations, and contends that progress has no necessary end.

A pioneer in the field of quantum computation explores the nature and progress of knowledge in the universe, arguing that humans are subject to the laws of physics but unlimited by what can be understood, controlled, and achieved.