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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Paw Prints
Publication date
June 26, 2008
Binding
Prebinding
Edition
Reprint
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9781439503997
ISBN-10
1439503990
Dimensions
1 by 6 by 9 in.
Weight
1.10 lbs.
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$27.00
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Summaries and Reviews
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Few revolutions in science have been more far-reachingÂbut less understoodÂthan the quantum revolution in physics. Everyday experience cannot prepare us for the sub-atomic world, where quantum effects become all-important. Here, particles can look like waves, and vice versa; electrons seem to lose their identity and instead take on a shifting, unpredictable appearance that depends on how they are being observed; and a single photon may sometimes behave as if it could be in two places at once. In the world of quantum mechanics, uncertainty and ambiguity become not just unavoidable, but essential ingredients of scienceÂa development so disturbing that to Einstein âit was as if God were playing dice with the universe.â And there is no one better able to explain the quantum revolution as it approaches the century mark than David Lindley. He brings the quantum revolution full circle, showing how the familiar and trustworthy reality of the world around us is actually a consequence of the ineffable uncertainty of the subatomic quantum worldÂthe world we can't see.
Editions
Hardcover
from Basic Books (April 1, 1996)
9780465067855 | details & prices | 251 pages | 6.00 × 8.50 × 1.25 in. | 1.00 lbs | List price $24.00
About: Demystifies the aspects of quantum physics that seem to defy common sense, demonstrating how quantum mechanics reliably and accurately predicts the behavior of particles and explaining why subatomic effects are never seen
About: Demystifies the aspects of quantum physics that seem to defy common sense, demonstrating how quantum mechanics reliably and accurately predicts the behavior of particles and explaining why subatomic effects are never seen
Paperback
from Basic Books (April 1, 1997)
9780465067862 | details & prices | 5.25 × 8.25 × 0.75 in. | 0.50 lbs | List price $18.00
About: Demystifies the aspects of quantum physics that seem to defy common sense, demonstrating how quantum mechanics reliably and accurately predicts the behavior of particles and explaining why subatomic effects are never seen
About: Demystifies the aspects of quantum physics that seem to defy common sense, demonstrating how quantum mechanics reliably and accurately predicts the behavior of particles and explaining why subatomic effects are never seen
Prebinding
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Reprint edition from Paw Prints (June 26, 2008)
9781439503997 | details & prices | 6.00 × 9.00 × 1.00 in. | 1.10 lbs | List price $27.00
About: Few revolutions in science have been more far-reachingÂbut less understoodÂthan the quantum revolution in physics.
About: Few revolutions in science have been more far-reachingÂbut less understoodÂthan the quantum revolution in physics.
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