F. David Peat Ph. D.

F. David Peat was born in Liverpool and earned a PhD at Liverpool University before moving to Canada. For many years he carried out research in theoretical physics, but his unwavering desire to find "the question that lies behind the question" led to an encounter with the physicist and philosopher David Bohm, whom Einstein had described as his "spiritual son." The two men stayed friends and were working together on a second book at the time of Bohm's death.

In 1979 Peat decided to focus on writing and is now author of more than 20 books on such topics as Jungian synchronicity, creativity, chaos theory, quantum theory and the Native American universe. In 2007, his scientific autobiography Pathways of Chance was published by Pari Publishing. Peat has also organized meetings of artists and scientists, and scientists and Native American elders.

In 1996 Peat moved from Canada to the medieval hilltop village of Pari near Siena in Tuscany. There he and his wife established the Pari Center for New Learning which holds conferences and courses as well as an active visitors program.

Published works by F. David Peat:
Pathways of Chance
Pari Publishing, 2007
Blackfoot Physics: A Journey into the Native American Universe
New expanded edition; Red Wheel/Weiser, Boston, 2005
In Search of Nicola Tesla
New expanded edition; Ashgrove Publishing, 2003
From Certainty to Uncertainty: The Story of Science and Ideas in the Twentieth Century
Joseph Henry Press (National Academy of Sciences), Washington, 2002
The Blackwinged Night: Creativity in Mind and Nature
Perseus Books, Boston, 2000
Science, Order and Creativity
(with David Bohm) New edition with new chapters, Routledge, London, 2000
Seven Life Lessons of Chaos: Timeless Wisdom from the Science of Change
(with John Briggs) Harper Collins, N.Y., 1999
Who's Afraid of Schrödinger's Cat? All the New Science Ideas You Need to Keep Up with the New Thinking
Ian Marshall and Danah Zohar with major contributions by F. David Peat. William Morrow, New York 1997
Infinite Potential: The Life and Times of David Bohm
Addison-Wesley Publishers, N.Y., 1996
Glimpsing Reality: Ideas in Physics and the Link to Biology
(with Paul Buckley) University of Toronto Press, Toronto, 1996
Philosopher's Stone: Chaos, Synchronicity and the Unfolding Order of the World
Bantam Books, NY. 1991
Einstein's Moon: Bell's Theorem and the Curious Quest for Quantum Reality
Contemporary Books, Chicago, 1990
The Turbulent Mirror: A Visitor's Guide to the Science of Chaos and Change
(with John Briggs) Harper and Row, N.Y., 1989
Cold Fusion: The Making of a Scientific Controversy
Contemporary Books, Chicago, 1989
Superstrings: And the Search for the Theory of Everything
Contemporary Books, N.Y., 1988
Artificial Intelligence: How Machines Think (2nd Revised Edition)
Baen Books, N.Y., 1988
Synchronicity: The Bridge between Matter and Mind
Bantam Books, N.Y., 1987
Quantum Implications: Essays in Honour of David Bohm
edited with Basil Hiley. Routledge, 1987
The Looking Glass Universe
(with J Briggs) Simon & Schuster, N.Y., 1984
The Armchair Guide to Murder and Detection
Deneau, Ottawa, 1984
The Nuclear Book
Deneau and Greenberg, Ottawa, 1979
A Question of Physics
(with P. Buckley) University of Toronto Press, Toronto, 1979