主演：MarkOliverEvereccc
导演：BBC
语言：英语
地区:英国
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类型：纪录片
上映时间：2008-10
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用户标签：纪录片,BBC,平行世界,科学,宇宙,PBS,传记,美国
片长：60分钟
imdb编号：tt1306997
英国Eels乐队的一名歌手MarkOliverEverett将为你讲述他的天才父亲的传奇悲剧人生和神奇经历。他的父亲曾在24岁发表了一篇"多重世界"的物理论文，震惊了全世界，但物理学界并不买账，他的父亲只能放弃了量子物理学。现在这件事被认为是物理学界最严重的悲剧之一，他的理论如此超前以至于当时的人无法理解，50年后的今天人们才证明了他的理论...
SingerMarkOliverEverett-EfromtheEels-explainswhyhemadeafilmabouthisbrilliant,tragicfather
Shortlyaftermyfatherdiedthephonestartedringing.MyfatherwasHughEverettIII.Whenhewas24hewroteaground-breakingthesisaboutphysicsmostcommonlyknownas"themanyworldstheory".Itchallengedtheacceptednotionofhowtheworldworksinsuchahugeway,statingthattherewereactuallycountlessversionsofourselvessplittingoffandgoingthroughasmanydifferentscenariosasyoucouldimagine,andthephysicspowersthatbe(AlbertEinstein,NielsBohr)werehavingnoneofthis.Theyweren'tabouttoleta24-year-oldknocktheirfacesofftheMountRushmoreofphysics.Gettingnoencouragement,myfathergaveuponquantumphysics.
It'snowconsideredtobeoneofthegreatesttragediesinphysicsthatmyfatherwasn'ttakenseriously.Hewassoaheadofhistimethatthereweren'tevenwaystoprovehistheorymathematically,butnow,50yearslater,thereare.Anditchecksoutquitewell.
Iknewthisdaywascomingeversincethephonestartedringingin1982.Itwasalwayssome"physicsgroupie"askingformymothersotheycouldgrillherforinformationaboutmyfather.And,astimewentonandtechnologycaughtupwithhim,theinterestkeptmounting.
I'masingerandsongwriterinarockbandcalledEels.Ineverknewmuchaboutphysicsandmyfatherwasacompletemysterytome,eventhoughIlivedinthesamehousewithhimfor18or19years.Herarelyspoke.Hewasanever-presentlumpoffleshsittingatthediningroomtableeverynightwritingoutcrazycalculationsonapadofpaper.That'saboutallIsawofhim.
WhentheBBCaskedifIwasinterestedinmakingafilm,Ijumpedatthechance.Ihavetendedtodealwithmyfamilybymakingthemintolittleartprojects.Imadeanalbumin1998calledElectro-shockBluesthatdealtextensivelywithmysister'sandmother'sdeaths.Whilemysister'ssuicidenotedidindeedcontainapassageaboutgoingofftomeetourfatherinaparalleluniverse,Ihadn'tmadeanythingthatdealtwithmyfatherthewayIhaddealtwiththerestofmyfamily,andthiswasthewayIlikedtodoit:makesomethingthatistherapeuticformepersonallythat,hopefully,canoffersomethingfortherestoftheworld.
Theideamademebothexcitedanduncomfortable.AndtheuncomfortablepartwaswhatmademeknowitwassomethingI'dhavetodo.Ididn'tliketheideaofopeningupthatworldofpainandgoingbacktoVirginiaandWashingtonDC,placeswhereIcansmellthedreadintheairbecauseofallthepainfulmemories.Buttogetthechancetohangoutwithmyfather'scollegeroommates,whoareallstillalive,friendsandcoworkers,wastoointerestingformenottogothroughwith.IknewIwasgoingtolearnalotaboutbothphysicsandmyfather.AndIdid.
ThefirstfewdaysofshootingwereawkwardandIfeltprettyuptight.ThenonedaywhileIwasbeinginterviewedoncameraaboutsomepainfulexperience,IheardLouise[Lockwood],thedirector,softlyclickhermouthandwhisper,"Aw,E..."SuddenlyIthought:"Thesepeopleactuallycareaboutme."IthenrelaxedandprobablystartedsayingallsortsofthingsIwouldhavebeentooguardedaboutbefore.
Iwasstruckbywhatatragedymyfather'slifewas.Hehascontributedsomethinghugetotheworld,butforhimitwaspainful.Howwouldyouliketocomeupwithsomethingsomind-blowingabouthowtheworldworks,confidentthatyouknewitwastrue,buthavenoonesupportyourview?Itmusthavebeentheloneliestlife,beingthesmartestguyintheroom,justhavingtoshutupandkeepyourthoughtstoyourselfwhiletheregularchimpsallchataway.Iwasdeterminedtohelptogivehimthedayinthesunhenevergotwhenhewasalive.
IspentaweekatPrincetonlearningaboutphysicsandhangingoutwithmyfather'soldfriends.Ididnotinheritmyfather'sgiftformathematics,andcanbarelycalculatethetipafterdinner,soitwasarealchallengeformetobestandinginfrontofblackboardslearningaboutquantumphysics.ButIcametohaveaprettygoodunderstandingofmyfather'stheory.InVirginiaImetsomeofmyfather'scoworkersandevenwentinsidethePentagon(whoknewsecuritywassolax?).
Itwasaverydifficultprocessforme,butwhenitwasoverIfeltreallygladthatIhaddoneit.It'snoteasygoingbacktoaplaceyoureallydon'twanttogobacktoandopeningboxesofmemories.Particularlywithafilmcrewfollowingyou,tryingtomakeyoucry("Howdoesthatmakeyoufeel,E?").I'dbereallygladifIhadasondosomethinglikethisformesomeday,soI'dliketothinkthatmydadissmilingdownfromsomeparalleluniverseandsaying,"thanks".