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Quantum Leaps: How Quantum Mechanics Took Over Science

Quantum Leaps: How Quantum Mechanics Took Over Science

Bernstein, Jeremy

Hardcover

Physics

ISBN10: 9813272708
ISBN13: 9789813272705
Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company
Published: Mar 1 2019
Pages: 132
Weight: 0.77
Height: 0.38 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
In the early years of its conception, J Robert Oppenheimer spoke of quantum theory as a subject that was unlikely to be known to any poet or historian. Yet, as Bernstein notes, in just sixty-odd years, one can find at least nine million entries on Google under the rubric quantum theory -- from poets and historians, as well as film critics and Buddhist monks. How did quantum mechanics enter general culture so pervasively?Having studied the subject for over a half-century, Jeremy Bernstein returns in this second edition to enlighten readers with a witty insider's perspective on the development of quantum theory as well as its loopholes. It is also a scintillating account of the interplay between brilliance and fallibility in humankind, even in the key figures who have shaped common understanding of quantum theory -- such eminent figures include Niels Bohr, the Dalai Lama, Tom Stoppard, and most notably, John Bell who made pioneering contributions in quantum physics.At once thought-provoking and intellectual, this semi-autobiographical popular science book is highly recommended for readers with rudimentary knowledge of science history, philosophy, and naturally, physics.

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