Hugh Everett

Tag Area: Real-World Character
Short Story

Dr. Mackenzie 1

Perpendicular Worlds

Mackenzie, a researcher and problem solver who must continually justify his existence to his benefactor, is puzzled about why the things he sends back in time never reappear, but then he starts thinking about Everett’s interpretation of quantum physics, leading him to a circular idea. —Michael Main
You make it sound so simple, Dr. Mackenzie. Just tell me if I’ve got it right. You say that, according to Everett’s calculations, there must be a world—a perpendicular world?—where you, or your counterpart, has solved the puzzle of time travel. And in order to ask him how he did it, all you need is a time machine. Am I right?
A man in shadows stands amoung a dozen or so images of other worlds diverging from one point.
  • Science Fiction
  • Definite Time Travel
Short Story

Dr. Mackenzie 2

Random Variable

You really have to believe in the Many Worlds Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics to take the leap of faith that Mackenzie took to get a working time machine. —Michael Main
It’s quite hopeless. At least several million to one. If you hit the calibration just right, then the system ought to work.
Two women watch a projected image of an older man with a beard smoking a cigar.
  • Science Fiction
  • Definite Time Travel