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The quantum revolution : a historical perspective / Kent A. Peacock.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New Delhi : Pentagon, 2009Description: xviii, 220 p. ill. ; 26 cmISBN:
  • 9780313334481
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 530.1209 22 P356
Contents:
1. Contents 2. List of Illustrations 3. Series Foreword 4. Preface 5. Introduction: Why Learn the History of Quantum Physics? 6. Chapter 1: The Twilight of Certainty 7. Chapter 2: Einstein and Light 8. Chapter 3: The Bohr Atom and Old Quantum Theory 9. Chapter 4: Uncertain Synthesis 10. Chapter 5: Dualities 11. Chapter 6: Elements of Physical Reality 12. Chapter 7: Creation and Annihilation 13. Chapter 8: Quantum Mechanics Goes to Work 14. Chapter 9: Symmetries and Resonances 15. Chapter 10: "The Most Profound Discovery of Science" 16. Chapter 11: Bits, Qubits, and the Ultimate Computer 17. Chapter 12: Unfinished Business 18. Timeline 19. Glossary 20. Further Reading
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [195]-212) and index.

1. Contents
2. List of Illustrations
3. Series Foreword
4. Preface
5. Introduction: Why Learn the History of Quantum Physics?
6. Chapter 1: The Twilight of Certainty
7. Chapter 2: Einstein and Light
8. Chapter 3: The Bohr Atom and Old Quantum Theory
9. Chapter 4: Uncertain Synthesis
10. Chapter 5: Dualities
11. Chapter 6: Elements of Physical Reality
12. Chapter 7: Creation and Annihilation
13. Chapter 8: Quantum Mechanics Goes to Work
14. Chapter 9: Symmetries and Resonances
15. Chapter 10: "The Most Profound Discovery of Science"
16. Chapter 11: Bits, Qubits, and the Ultimate Computer
17. Chapter 12: Unfinished Business
18. Timeline
19. Glossary
20. Further Reading

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