The quantum ten: a story of passion, tragedy, ambition and science
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1. Verfasser: Jones, Sheilla (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Oxford Oxford University Press 2008
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Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references (pages 312-316) and index
The regression of science -- The quantum showdown -- The birth of the quantum -- A place to belong -- Building a foundation -- The cost of compromise -- Taking a new path -- Only what the eye can see -- The emergence of the boys' club -- The Göttingen gospel -- A meeting of minds -- Shock waves -- Drawing the battle lines -- Dark night of the scientific soul -- Solvay prelude -- Coming undone -- Picking up the pieces -- Quantum confusion
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
Beschreibung:1 Online-Ressource (323 pages, [8] pages of plates)
ISBN:0195369092
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9780195369090
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