The Strange Story of the Quantum. An Account for the General Reader of the Growth of the Ideas Underlying Our Present Atomic Knowledge by Banesh Hoffmann

The Strange Story of the Quantum. An Account for the General Reader of the Growth of the Ideas Underlying Our Present Atomic Knowledge

Banesh Hoffmann

285 pages first pub 1959 (editions)

nonfiction science challenging medium-paced

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This timeless exploration of the work of the great physicists of the early 20th century employs analogies, examples, and imaginative insights rather than computations to explain the dramatic impact of quantum physics on classical theory. Topics in...

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