The Quantum Revolution: A Historical Perspective
Greenwood Press (2008)
| Abstract | 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. | |||||||||
| Keywords | Quantum theory History | |||||||||
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| Call number | QC173.98.P43 2008 | |||||||||
| ISBN(s) | 9780313334481 031333448X | |||||||||
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