The quantum revolution : a historical perspective / Kent A. Peacock.
By: Peacock, Kent A
Series: Greenwood guides to great ideas in sciencePublisher: Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2009Description: xviii, 220 p. : ill. ; 26 cmISBN: 9780313334481 (alk. paper); 031333448X (alk. paper)Subject(s): Quantum theory -- History -- Popular worksDDC classification: 530.1209 LOC classification: QC173.98 | .P43 2009Online resources: Table of contents only
Contents:
The twilight of certainty -- Einstein and light -- The Bohr atom and old quantum theory -- Uncertain synthesis -- Dualities -- Elements of physical reality -- Creation and annihilation -- Quantum mechanics goes to work -- Symmetries and resonances -- "The most profound discovery of science" -- Bits, qubits, and the ultimate computer -- Unfinished. business.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [195]-212) and index.
The twilight of certainty -- Einstein and light -- The Bohr atom and old quantum theory -- Uncertain synthesis -- Dualities -- Elements of physical reality -- Creation and annihilation -- Quantum mechanics goes to work -- Symmetries and resonances -- "The most profound discovery of science" -- Bits, qubits, and the ultimate computer -- Unfinished. business.
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