  The twentieth century saw two fundamental revolutions in physics --
relativity and quantum. Daily use of these theories can numb the sense of
wonder at their immense empirical success. Does their instrumental
effectiveness stand on the rock of secure concepts or the sand of unresolved
fundamentals? Does measuring a quantum system probe, or even create, reality,
or merely change belief? Must relativity and quantum theory just co-exist or
might we find a new theory which unifies the two? To bring such questions into
sharper focus, we convened a conference on Quantum Physics and the Nature of
Reality. Some issues remain as controversial as ever, but some are being nudged
by theory's secret weapon of experiment.
