The quantum story : a history in 40 moments
Baggott, J. E.2011
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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.
Main title:
The quantum story : a history in 40 moments / Jim Baggott.
Author:
Imprint:
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2011.
Collation:
xix, 469 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., ports. ; 24 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780199566846 (hbk)0199566844 (hbk)
Dewey class:
530.1'2'09530.1209
Local class:
530.12
Language:
English
BRN:
1289819