Serge (fabric) Serge (fabric) Serge is a type of twill fabric that has diagonal lines or ridges on both sides, made with a two-up, two-down weave. The worsted variety is used in making military uniforms, suits, great coats and trench coats. Its counterpart, silk serge, is used for linings. French serge is a softer, finer variety. The word is also used for a high quality woolen woven fabric. The name is derived from Old French , itself from Latin , from Greek ("serikos"), meaning "silken". The early association of silk serge, Greece, and France is shown by the discovery in Charlemagne's tomb
The Fabric of Reality The Fabric of Reality The Fabric of Reality is a 1997 book by the physicist David Deutsch. The text was initially published on August 1, 1997 by Viking Adult and Deutsch wrote a follow-up book entitled "The Beginning of Infinity", which was published in 2011. The book expands upon his views of quantum mechanics and its implications for understanding reality. This interpretation, which he calls the "multiverse" hypothesis, is one of a four-strand Theory of Everything (TOE). His theory of everything is (weakly) emergentist rather than reductive. It aims not at the reduction of everything to particle physics, but rather