The quantum ten: a story of passion, tragedy, ambition and science

The seeds of the problem of unifying the classical and quantum worlds were sewn 80 years ago when a dramatic revolution in physics reached a climax at the 1927 Solvay conference in Brussels. The story of the rush to formalize quantum physics is that of the work of just a handful of men fired by ambi...

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Main Author: Jones, Sheilla (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Oxford [u.a.] Oxford Univ. Press 2008
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Online Access:Inhaltsverzeichnis
Summary:The seeds of the problem of unifying the classical and quantum worlds were sewn 80 years ago when a dramatic revolution in physics reached a climax at the 1927 Solvay conference in Brussels. The story of the rush to formalize quantum physics is that of the work of just a handful of men fired by ambition, conflicts and personal agendas.
Physical Description:323 S., [4] Bl. Ill.
ISBN:9780195369090

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