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The Quantum Story: A History in 40 Moments
Jim Baggott
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Description for The Quantum Story: A History in 40 Moments
Hardback. Utterly beautiful. Profoundly disconcerting. Quantum theory is quite simply the most successful account of the physical universe ever devised. The pursuit of its implications has been the driving motivation of physicists for 100 years. Jim Baggott traces the story, the personalities and the rivalries, through 40 turning-point moments. Num Pages: 496 pages, Two 8pp black and white plate sectionn, approx 35 b/w line drawings. BIC Classification: PDZ; PHQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 167 x 46. Weight in Grams: 910.
The twentieth century was defined by physics. From the minds of the world's leading physicists there flowed a river of ideas that would transport mankind to the pinnacle of wonderment and to the very depths of human despair. This was a century that began with the certainties of absolute knowledge and ended with the knowledge of absolute uncertainty. It was a century in which physicists developed weapons with the capacity to destroy our reality, whilst at the same time denying us the possibility that we can ever properly comprehend it. Almost everything we think we ... Read more
The twentieth century was defined by physics. From the minds of the world's leading physicists there flowed a river of ideas that would transport mankind to the pinnacle of wonderment and to the very depths of human despair. This was a century that began with the certainties of absolute knowledge and ended with the knowledge of absolute uncertainty. It was a century in which physicists developed weapons with the capacity to destroy our reality, whilst at the same time denying us the possibility that we can ever properly comprehend it. Almost everything we think we ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
496
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
Number of Pages
496
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780199566846
SKU
V9780199566846
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About Jim Baggott
Jim Baggott graduated in chemistry in 1978 and completed his doctorate at Oxford three years later. He was a lecturer in chemistry at the University of Reading. He left Reading to pursue a business career, where he first worked with Shell International Petroleum Company and then as an independant business consultant and trainer. He maintains a broad interest in science, ... Read more
Reviews for The Quantum Story: A History in 40 Moments
gripping story
Flipside Magazine
An accessible and informative history
Science magazine
A truly exceptional book
CERN Courier
an enjoyable addition to the overall quantum story
Chemistry World
Flipside Magazine
An accessible and informative history
Science magazine
A truly exceptional book
CERN Courier
an enjoyable addition to the overall quantum story
Chemistry World