Abstract

The essence of luck revealed by the latest findings in quantum science
Is the quantum vacuum the true nature of deities?
The author received a scientific education and worked as a researcher in engineering at a university for many years. His career is founded on research based on a materialistic worldview. However, during his 71 years of life so far, the author has experienced many events that could not be described as anything but luck. As a result, he has become convinced that the existence of something called luck is undeniable. He hopes to clarify the scientific basis of luck, if any, from his standpoint as a scientific researcher. In this book, he introduces scientific hypotheses regarding the basis of luck. One of these hypotheses involves the quantum vacuum and the zero-point field.

Author’s Information

Born in 1951, the author graduated from the University of Tokyo in 1974, and completed his graduate studies there in 1981, earning a Ph.D. in nuclear engineering. He was a visiting researcher at the Battelle Memorial Institute, a U.S. think tank, in 1987. He helped to establish the Japan Research Institute in 1990 and has served in several capacities including director. He became a professor at Tama Graduate School of Business in 2000 and founded the think-tank SophiaBank in the same year, serving as its representative. The Japan Society selected him as a U.S.-Japan Innovator in 2005. He became a member of the Global Agenda Council of the World Economic Forum (Davos conference) in 2008. He was appointed president of the Club of Budapest in Japan in 2010. In 2011, he became a special advisor to the prime minister in relation to the Great East Japan Earthquake. In 2013, he established Tasaka Juku, where 7,300 leaders and CEOs gather from all over Japan to grow into change leaders of the 21st century. He has authored more than 90 books.