Quantum Theory, together with the principles of special and general relativity, constitute a scientific revolution that has profoundly influenced the way in which we think about the universe and the fundamental forces that govern it. The Historical Development of Quantum Theory is a definitive historical study of that scientific work and the human struggles that accompanied it from the beginning. Drawing upon such materials as the resources of the Archives for the History of Quantum Physics, the Niels Bohr Archives, and the archives and scientific correspondence of the principal quantum physicists, as well as Jagdish Mehra's personal discussions over many years with most of the architects of quantum theory, the authors have written a rigorous scientific history of quantum theory in a deeply human context. This multivolume work presents a rich account of an intellectual triumph: a unique analysis of the creative scientific process. The Historical Development of Quantum Theory is science, history, and biography, all wrapped in the story of a great human enterprise. Its lessons will be an aid to those working in the sciences and humanities alike.
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Comments by distinguished physicists on "The Historical Development of Quantum Theory":||"…the most definitive work undertaken by anyone on this vast and most important development in the history of physics. Jagdish Mehra, trained in theoretical physics under Pauli, Heisenberg, and Dirac, pursued the vision of his youth to write about the historical and conceptual development of quantum theory in the 20th century…This series of books on the HDQT has thus become the most authentic and permanent source of our knowledge of how quantum theory, its extensions and applications developed. My heartfelt congratulations."|-Hans A. Bethe, Nobel Laureate||"A thrilling and magnificent achievement!"|-Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar, FRS, Nobel Laureate||"…capture(s) precisely, accurately, and thoroughly the very essence and all the fundamental details of the theory, and that is a remarkable achievement…I have greatly enjoyed reading these books and learned so many new things from them. This series of books will remain a permanent source of knowledge about the creation and development of quantum theory. Congratulations!"|-Paul A. Dirac, FRS, Nobel Laureate||"The wealth and accuracy of detail in 'The Historical Development of Quantum Theory' are breathtaking."|-Richard P. Feynman, Nobel Laureate
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In the Friday evening lecture at the Royal Institution of Great Britain, London, on 27 April 1900, Lord Kelvin gave a talk entitled 'Nineteenth Century Clouds over the Dynamical Theory of Heat and Light,' in which he addressed himself to two outstanding difficulties in the otherwise well-established theory.19 Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
second quantum hypothesis, great theoretical schemes, hydrogen canal rays, systems having several degrees, photochemical equivalence law, multiply periodic systems, adiabatic hypothesis, residual rays, emitted spectral lines, blackbody radiation law, extraordinary professorship, atomic heat, radiation theory, individual resonators, atomic constitution, kinetic gas theory, high quantum numbers, heat theorem, quantum conditions, radiation formula, pulse theory, primary atoms, equipartition theorem, electron theory, old quantum theory Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Niels Bohr, University of Berlin, Technische Hochschule, Max Planck, Albert Einstein, Arnold Sommerfeld, Max Born, German Physical Society, James Franck, Lord Rayleigh, Physikalische Zeitschrift, Felix Klein, Peter Debye, Nobel Prize, Prussian Academy, Paul Ehrenfest, Philosophical Magazine, University of Gottingen, Woldemar Voigt, Hendrik Lorentz, Johannes Stark, University of Munich, Walther Nernst, David Hilbert, Trinity College New!
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In the Friday evening lecture at the Royal Institution of Great Britain, London, on 27 April 1900, Lord Kelvin gave a talk entitled 'Nineteenth Century Clouds over the Dynamical Theory of Heat and Light,' in which he addressed himself to two outstanding difficulties in the otherwise well-established theory.19 Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
second quantum hypothesis, great theoretical schemes, hydrogen canal rays, systems having several degrees, photochemical equivalence law, multiply periodic systems, adiabatic hypothesis, residual rays, emitted spectral lines, blackbody radiation law, extraordinary professorship, atomic heat, radiation theory, individual resonators, atomic constitution, kinetic gas theory, high quantum numbers, heat theorem, quantum conditions, radiation formula, pulse theory, primary atoms, equipartition theorem, electron theory, old quantum theory Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Niels Bohr, University of Berlin, Technische Hochschule, Max Planck, Albert Einstein, Arnold Sommerfeld, Max Born, German Physical Society, James Franck, Lord Rayleigh, Physikalische Zeitschrift, Felix Klein, Peter Debye, Nobel Prize, Prussian Academy, Paul Ehrenfest, Philosophical Magazine, University of Gottingen, Woldemar Voigt, Hendrik Lorentz, Johannes Stark, University of Munich, Walther Nernst, David Hilbert, Trinity College New!
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- Gesammelte Abhandlungen. Erster Band: Zahlentheorie (AMS Chelsea Publishing) by David Hilbert on page 276, and page 283
- The Conceptual Foundations of the Statistical Approach in Mechanics (Dover Phoenix Editions) (Dover Phoneix Editions) by Paul Ehrenfest on page 95, and page 234
- Gesammelte Abhandlungen by Hermann Minkowski on page 276, and page 283
- Albert Einstein (Orbitas) (Spanish Edition) by Carl Seelig on page 61, and page 118
- The Theory of Heat Radiation (Dover Books on Physics) by Max Planck on page 56, and page 59
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- Quantum Mechanics by Jean-Louis Basdevant on page 86, page 175, and page 406
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