The Quantum Moment: How Planck, Bohr, Einstein, and Heisenberg Taught Us to Love Uncertainty - Brossura

Crease, Robert P.; Goldhaber, Alfred Scharff

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ISBN 10: 0393351920 ISBN 13: 9780393351927

Casa editrice: W W Norton & Co Inc, 2016

Riassunto

Describes how the early-20th-century discoveries in quantum physics found their way into today's modern language and collective culture, appearing in everything from television shows and movies to coffee mugs and T-shirts to art forms like sculpture and prose. 20,000 first printing.

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Recensione:

"A fascinating tour of the lives and afterlives of some of the most captivating concepts of quantum theory." -- David Kaiser, author of How the Hippies Saved Physics "A delight! A tour de force that is both illuminating and extraordinarily readable." -- Gino Segre, author of Ordinary Geniuses: How Two Mavericks Shaped Modern Science "This is an amazing book for scientists and humanists alike! Every page yields surprises-not only about the complex history of quantum physics but about how it impacts our understanding of ourselves in daily life. Required reading for anyone concerned with casting the fate of humankind in a radically new light." -- Edward S. Casey, author of The World at a Glance "Reading The Quantum Moment is a very fun way to learn about where quantum physics comes from and the strange, even astonishing places it has gone with or without the physicists for whom it is the language of their craft." -- Peter Galison, author of Einstein's Clocks, Poincare's Maps, professor of science and physics, Harvard University "Fascinating... Crease and Goldhaber have written an accessible and entertaining history that embraces both the science and the silliness of quantum mechanics." -- Publishers Weekly "An entertaining read." --Jim Baggott - Nature

L'autore:

Robert P. Crease writes the "Critical Point" column in Physics World and is a professor of philosophy at Stony Brook University. His books include The Great Equations and World in the Balance. Alfred Scharff Goldhaber is a professor of physics at Stony Brook University whose research ranges from elementary particles to cosmology. He also teaches an unorthodox course that introduces quantum mechanics by way of optics.

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• Editore: W W Norton & Co Inc
• Data di pubblicazione: 2016
• ISBN 10: 0393351920
• ISBN 13: 9780393351927
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 332