Quantum

Acknowledgements

My thanks to John Van der Velde, Yukio Kamazara, and Lawrence Jones — professors of Physics at the University of Michigan — for their insights into the challenges and promise of physics research in the near future; to Fred Mayer, University Planner at the University of Michigan, for helping me dig up the past; to Shannon Zachary and Kathleen Dow of the University Library for an education in the preservation of books; to Stuart Cohen of the University of Michigan Marine Hydrodynamics Laboratory for the tour of Martin Kilkenny’s old workshop; to Prof. Wolfgang Porad for giving me the lay of the land regarding research and Notre Dame; to B. J. Keepers and Scott Gochis for their generous advice on the Special Forces; to Barbara Jones for her understanding of the transportation industry; to the Ann Arbor Police Department; and to Nathan Jacobson, my friend and guide to Russia.

Thanks also to my editor Rob McMahon for his sound advice and sense of humor; to my agent Esther Margolis for her wise counsel; and to Larry Kirshbaum, Maureen Egen, Jamie Raab, Harvey-Jane Kowal, Jimmy Franco, Stephen Lamont, and their talented and able colleagues at Warner Books for their support and encouragement.

A special thanks to my wife, Kathy, and our children for their love and support as I write late into the night.