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The quantum revolution : a historical perspective
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- Creator
- Kent A. Peacock
- Format
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- Language
- English
- Publication
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- Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2008
- Physical Details
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- xviii, 220 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
- ISBNs
- 9780313334481, 031333448X
- OCLC
- ocn173368682
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [195]-212) and index.
- The twilight of certainty -- Einstein and light -- The Bohr atom and old quantum theory -- Uncertain synthesis -- Dualities -- Elements of physical reality -- Creation and annihilation -- Quantum mechanics goes to work -- Symmetries and resonances -- "The most profound discovery of science" -- Bits, qubits, and the ultimate computer -- Unfinished. business