{"slug":"paper-wheeler-j-a-1989-information-physics-quantum-the-search-for-links","verification":{"valid":true,"entries":1,"head":"05f55b3419f40f3cfcaae59711423f6f252f263657f176398c7668c9f5678986"},"count":1,"sources":[{"id":"s1","type":"other","url":"https://philpapers.org/archive/WHEIPQ.pdf","title":"Information, Physics, Quantum: The Search for Links","quote":"It from bit symbolizes the idea that every item of the physical world has at bottom — at a very deep bottom, in most instances — an immaterial source and explanation; that what we call reality arises in the last analysis from the posing of yes-no questions and the registering of equipment-evoked responses; in short, that all things physical are information-theoretic in origin and this is a participatory universe.","summary":"Primary 1989 Wheeler paper containing the it from bit formulation and participatory universe statement.","claim_ids":["c1","c2","c3","c4","c5"],"found_by":"grok/grok-4.3","extra":{},"accessed_at":"2026-07-07T23:46:53.601Z","link_status":"ok","quote_status":"unverified","prev":"genesis","hash":"05f55b3419f40f3cfcaae59711423f6f252f263657f176398c7668c9f5678986"}]}