The quantum revolution : a historical perspective /
Kent A. Peacock.
- New Delhi : Pentagon, 2009
- xviii, 220 p. ill. ; 26 cm.
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