Bibliograph

Quantum legacies, dispatches from an uncertain world, David Kaiser ; with a foreword by Alan Lightman

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Quantum legacies, dispatches from an uncertain world, David Kaiser ; with a foreword by Alan Lightman

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Quantum legacies

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1117316863

Responsibility statement

David Kaiser ; with a foreword by Alan Lightman

Sub title

dispatches from an uncertain world

Summary

"Physicists have grappled with quantum theory for over a century. They have learned to wring precise answers from the theory's governing equations, and no experiment to date has found compelling evidence to contradict it. Even so, the conceptual apparatus remains stubbornly, famously bizarre. Physicists have tackled these conceptual uncertainties while navigating still larger ones: the rise of fascism, cataclysmic world wars and a new nuclear age, an unsteady Cold War stand-off and its unexpected end. Quantum Legacies introduces readers to physics' still-unfolding quest by treating iconic moments of discovery and debate among well-known figures like Albert Einstein, Erwin Schrödinger, and Stephen Hawking, and many others whose contributions have indelibly shaped our understanding of nature"--, Provided by publisher

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