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Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"One of the world's most renowned theoretical physicists, Carlo Rovelli has entranced millions of readers with his singular perspective on the cosmos. In Helgoland, Rovelli examines the enduring enigma of quantum theory. The quantum world Rovelli describes is as beautiful as it is unnerving. Helgoland is a treeless island in the North Sea where the 21-year-old Werner Heisenberg first developed quantum theory, setting off a century of scientific revolution....
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Series
Language
English
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Quantum Physics For Dummies, Revised Edition helps make quantum physics understandable and accessible. From what quantum physics can do for the world to understanding hydrogen atoms, readers will get complete coverage of the subject, along with numerous examples to help them tackle the tough equations. Compatible with classroom text books and courses, Quantum Physics For Dummies, Revised Edition lets students study at their own paces and helps them...
Author
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Formats
Description
The Quantum Universe brings together two authors on a brilliantly ambitious mission to show that everyone can understand the deepest questions of science. But just what is quantum physics? How does it help us understand the universe? Where does it leave Newton and Einstein? And how - for all its apparently counter-intuitive ideas - can we be sure that the theory is good? The bizarre behaviour of the atoms and energy that make up the universe has lead...
4) The amazing story of quantum mechanics: a math-free exploration of the science that made our world
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Language
English
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Description
Most of us are unaware of how much we depend on quantum mechanics on a day-to-day basis. Using illustrations and examples from science fiction pulp magazines and comic books, The Amazing Story of Quantum Mechanics explains the fundamental principles of quantum mechanics that underlie the world we live in.
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Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
A man with a borrowed name steps from a flashy red sportscar-also borrowed-onto the estate of his youth. But all is not as it seems. There is a new family living in the drafty old house: the Godleys, descendants of the late, world-famous scientist Adam Godley, whose theory of existence threw the universe into chaos. And this mystery man, who has just completed a prison sentence, feels as if time has stopped, or was torn, or was opened in new and strange...
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2008.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xvi, 443 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
A study of one of the fundamental concept of quantum physics examines the strange correlation between two separated particles, entitled "entanglement" by physicist John Bell, drawing on the work of leading physicists to explain the phenomenon.
Author
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Pub. Date
2011.
Physical Desc
xi, 291 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
Nuclear researcher and teacher, Ford covers everything from quarks, quantum jumps, and what causes the starts to shine, to practical applications ranging from lasers and superconductors t light-emitting diodes.
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Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
2011.
Physical Desc
xix, 469 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Jim Baggott tells the story of quantum theory through 40 key moments in its history, from the hints of trouble in 1900 to the hunt for the Higgs particle at CERN today.
Author
Publisher
Basic Books
Pub. Date
[2018]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
ix, 370 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
Quantum mechanics explains why the sun shines and how your eyes can see; it's the theory behind the LEDs in your phone and the nuclear hearts of space probes. But ask a physicist what quantum physics means, and the result will be a brawl. What does it mean for something to be real? Becker brings to vivid life the brave researchers whose quest for the truth led them to challenge Bohr-- and paid dearly, their reputations, careers, and sometimes lives...
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Publisher
McGraw-Hill Education
Pub. Date
©2013
Edition
2nd ed.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (xiv, 506 pages) : illustrations.
Language
English
Description
"The second edition of this bestseller is updated with reworked equations, all-new quizzes and test questions, clearer explanations of the material, and a completely refreshed interior design"--
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Pub. Date
[2001]
Language
English
Formats
Description
Professor Stephen Hawking, one of the world's greatest minds, delivers an insightful and exciting journey through the universe, uncovering many of the secrets that are hidden deep in the stars. Hawking uses several popular scientific theories to help explain the many things that take place within the universe.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
A Darker Shade of Magic, from #1 New York Times bestselling author V.E. Schwab
Kell is one of the last Antari—magicians with a rare, coveted ability to travel between parallel Londons; Red, Grey, White, and, once upon a time, Black.
Kell was raised in Arnes—Red London—and officially serves the Maresh Empire as an ambassador, traveling between the frequent bloody regime changes in
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