Quantum
Einstein, Bohr and the Great Debate About the Nature of Reality
$40.35
- Paperback
464 pages
- Release Date
2 April 2009
Summary
For most people, quantum theory is a byword for mysterious, impenetrable science. And yet for many years it was equally baffling for scientists themselves. In this magisterial book, Manjit Kumar gives a dramatic and superbly-written history of this fundamental scientific revolution, and the divisive debate at its core. Quantum theory looks at the very building blocks of our world, the particles and processes without which it could not exist. Yet for 60 years most physicists believed that quan…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781848310353 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1848310358 |
| Author: | Manjit Kumar |
| Publisher: | Icon Books |
| Imprint: | Icon Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 464 |
| Release Date: | 2 April 2009 |
| Weight: | 455g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 129mm |
| Series: | Icon Books |
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SHORTLISTED FOR THE BBC SAMUEL JOHNSON PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION 2008
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About The Author
Manjit Kumar
Manjit Kumar was the founding editor of Prometheus, a journal that covered the arts, sciences and humanities, and has written for various publications including the Guardian, the TES and the Irish Times. He is the co-author of Science and the Retreat from Reason, an adapted chapter of which Michael Frayn described as ‘the clearest account I’ve read yet of the development of quantum mechanics’. He lives in north London with his wife and two sons.
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