Fiction in the Quantum Universe
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The University of North Carolina Press, 2000.
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Susan Strehle., & Susan Strehle|AUTHOR. (2000). Fiction in the Quantum Universe . The University of North Carolina Press.

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Susan Strehle and Susan Strehle|AUTHOR. 2000. Fiction in the Quantum Universe. The University of North Carolina Press.

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Susan Strehle and Susan Strehle|AUTHOR. Fiction in the Quantum Universe The University of North Carolina Press, 2000.

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Susan Strehle, and Susan Strehle|AUTHOR. Fiction in the Quantum Universe The University of North Carolina Press, 2000.

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