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The Quantum Story: A history in 40 moments (Oxford Landmark Science)
Jim Baggott
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Description for The Quantum Story: A history in 40 moments (Oxford Landmark Science)
Paperback. 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. Series: Oxford Landmark Science. Num Pages: 496 pages, Two 8pp black and white plate sectionn, 26 black and white line drawings. BIC Classification: PDX; PDZ; PHQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 155 x 39. Weight in Grams: 672.
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
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Series
Oxford Landmark Science
Condition
New
Weight
671g
Number of Pages
496
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780198784777
SKU
V9780198784777
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About Jim Baggott
Jim Baggott is a freelance science writer. He was a lecturer in chemistry at the University of Reading but left to work with Shell International Petroleum Company and then as an independent business consultant and trainer. His many books include Origins: The Scientific Story of Creation (OUP, 2015), Higgs: The Invention and Discovery of the 'God Particle' (OUP, 2012), ... Read more
Reviews for The Quantum Story: A history in 40 moments (Oxford Landmark Science)
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
Jim Baggott's inspired - and inspiring - idea of presenting the history of quantum physics in terms of 40 key moments works both an an ... Read more
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
Jim Baggott's inspired - and inspiring - idea of presenting the history of quantum physics in terms of 40 key moments works both an an ... Read more