Philosophy of Physics Meets Quantum Engineering with Elise Crull

About this episode

Elise Crull discusses the intersection of philosophy of physics and quantum engineering, exploring how philosophical interpretations influence quantum technology.

What does philosophy of science actually *do* for quantum technology at the moment quantum mechanics is being asked to deliver? Elise Crull — historian, philosopher of physics, and 2025 APS Fellow — joins Sebastian to talk about how interpretive choices are quietly built into quantum hardware, why definitions of entanglement and decoherence matter for engineering, and what archival work on EPR, Grete Hermann, and Hertha Sponer reveals about the stories quantum computing tells itself today.

People in this episode

Host: Sebastian Hassinger

Guest: Elise Crull

Topics covered

• philosophy of science
• quantum technology
• quantum mechanics
• quantum hardware
• entanglement
• decoherence
• historical perspectives

Keywords

• quantum computing
• philosophy of physics
• quantum mechanics
• entanglement
• decoherence
• historical analysis
• quantum hardware

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: APS

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