The Quantum Ten A Story of Passion, Tragedy, Ambition, and Science |
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| Author:
| Jones, Sheilla |
| ISBN: | 978-0-19-536909-0 |
| Publication Date: | May 2008 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $49.99 |
Book Description:
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The dramatic revolution in physics reached a climax at the 1927 Solvay conference in Brussels. It's the story of a rush to formalize quantum physics, the work of just a handful of men fired by ambition, philosophical conflicts and personal agendas. This is the story of quantum physics that has never been told, an equation-free investigation into the turbulent development of the new science and its very fallible creators. Sheilla Jones paints an intimate portrait of the key figures who...
More DescriptionThe dramatic revolution in physics reached a climax at the 1927 Solvay conference in Brussels. It's the story of a rush to formalize quantum physics, the work of just a handful of men fired by ambition, philosophical conflicts and personal agendas. This is the story of quantum physics that has never been told, an equation-free investigation into the turbulent development of the new science and its very fallible creators. Sheilla Jones paints an intimate portrait of the key figures who wrestled with the mysteries of the new science of the quantum, along with a powerful supporting cast of famous (and not so famous) colleagues.