Another decade, another book?

[Bonnie Surfus (ENG)]

On Sun, 8 Oct 1995, Hartwin Alfred Gebhardt wrote:

> Hi
> 
> I'm from Cape Town, South Africa, and just joined this list. I 
> probably missed the point of this discussion, but thought I'd comment 
> on the following.
> 
> > anyway.  in his next novel, i am hoping for Quantum Theory.  If any
> > brand of science suits Pynchon more, please enlighten me.  and if he
> > doesnt get into Chaos theory he's chicken.
> 
> Quantum Theory - In Gravity's Rainbow, with uncertainty and 
> statistics occupying such a central position, Quantum Theory seems to 
> me ever-present.
> Chaos - As a scientific 'theory ', chaos only emerged in the early 
> seventies, but the problems giving rise to it had been around for a 
> while. I think that GR deals with these in a covert manner. Anyway, 
> the current obsession with chaos theory seems to be waning - maybe 
> Pynchon isn't interested in its mostly silly cult status. Now 
> Superstrings, on the other hand....
> 
> hg
> hag at iafrica.com
> 
"I think that GR deals with these in a covert manner."

This is what I've been saying all along.  I couldn't resist the 
temptation to underscore a supporting voice, however skeptical.

Bonnie