Today, we all take for granted the many technological marvels that have sprung from quantum physics without ever appreciating the radical paradigm shift that led to these discoveries. The story of the physicists who made the quantum leaps that have so altered our world is a provocative and intriguing one. And there is no better person to describe the history of this quantum revolution in terms that everyone can understand than award-winning physicist and science writer Barry Parker. Parker introduces us to all the major players in this history, offering interesting biographical details that shed light on their important discoveries: Max Planck, Albert Einstein, Niels Bohr, Werner Heisenberg, Erwin Schrodinger, Paul Dirac, Richard Feynman, and Julian Schwinger.
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". . provocative and intriguing . . ." -- Astronomical Society of the Pacific, October 2002
"...[a book] both scientists and laymen will enjoy." -- Physical Sciences Digest (online), December 2003
"...a sprightly and intelligible account of quantum physics and what it has wrought." -- Washington Times, December 22, 2002
"...you could do no better than read this well-written and accessible account." -- New Scientist, October 19, 2002
"...[a book] both scientists and laymen will enjoy." -- Physical Sciences Digest (online), December 2003
"...a sprightly and intelligible account of quantum physics and what it has wrought." -- Washington Times, December 22, 2002
"...you could do no better than read this well-written and accessible account." -- New Scientist, October 19, 2002
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The NEW YORK TIMES has praised Barry Parker's lucid and engrossing popular science writing on complex physics as "physics for poets!"
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I am a professor emeritus at Idaho State University where I taught physics and astronomy for 30 years. I also taught a writing class at night school at the university for several years. I am the author of 24 books and have written for the Smithsonian, Encyclopedia, Britannica, Time-Life Books, the Washington Post, and numerous magazines such as "Astronomy, Sky and Telescope, Flyfisherman, and Fishing World." My most recent books are "Good Vibrations: The Physics of Music," "Write a Book that Will Sell," and "You Should Write a Book." I now spend most of my time writing, but also enjoy travelling, hiking and fishing. Most of my early books were on popular science, but I've now branched into other areas. My webpage is BarryParkerbooks.com
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This review is from: Quantum Legacy: The Discovery That Changed the Universe (Hardcover)
I liked it. A number of the things that are described in this book happened in my life time, or somewhat before I was born. So, a lot of discoveries and advances discussed in Qunatum Legacy are meaningful to me.
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Pocket calculators, digital watches, home computers, digital radios, television, lasers, and the solid-state control devices in modern appliances and cars all depend on a branch of physics known as quantum mechanics. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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Nobel Prize, United States, Bell Labs, Physical Review, World War, Max Born, University of Berlin, Columbia University, Princeton University, Solvay Conference, University of Munich, Arnold Sommerfeld, Cambridge University, University of Chicago, Albert Einstein, Herman Weyl, Institute of Theoretical Physics, Max Planck, University of Copenhagen, Bletchley Park, Ernest Rutherford, Hans Bethe, Harvard University, Hendrik Kramers, Lebedev Institute New!
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Pocket calculators, digital watches, home computers, digital radios, television, lasers, and the solid-state control devices in modern appliances and cars all depend on a branch of physics known as quantum mechanics. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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Nobel Prize, United States, Bell Labs, Physical Review, World War, Max Born, University of Berlin, Columbia University, Princeton University, Solvay Conference, University of Munich, Arnold Sommerfeld, Cambridge University, University of Chicago, Albert Einstein, Herman Weyl, Institute of Theoretical Physics, Max Planck, University of Copenhagen, Bletchley Park, Ernest Rutherford, Hans Bethe, Harvard University, Hendrik Kramers, Lebedev Institute New!
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- Werner Heisenberg: A Bibliography of His Writings (Berkeley papers in history of science) by David Cassidy on 6 pages
- Uncertainty: The Life and Science of Werner Heisenberg by David C. Cassidy on 6 pages
- Werner Heisenberg : A Bibliography of His Writings, Second, Expanded Edition by David C. Cassidy on 6 pages
- The Quantum Theory of Planck, Einstein, Bohr and Sommerfeld: Its Foundation and the Rise of Its Difficulties 1900-1925 1 (The Historical Development ... and the Rise of Its Difficulties 1900-1925) by Data Not Found on 5 pages
- The Historical Development of Quantum Theory: Volume 2 The Discovery of Quantum Mechanics 1925 by Jagdish Mehra on 5 pages
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