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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Jim Baggott (Freelance science writer)Publisher: Oxford University Press Imprint: Oxford University Press Dimensions: Width: 16.00cm , Height: 3.80cm , Length: 23.30cm Weight: 0.674kg ISBN: 9780198784777ISBN 10: 0198784775 Pages: 496 Publication Date: 28 April 2016 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsPart I: Quantum in Action 1: An Act of Desperation: Berlin 1900 2: Independent Energy Quanta: Bern 1905 3: Quantum Numbers and Quantum Jumps: Manchester 1913 4: Wave-particle Duality: Paris 1923 5: Strangely Beautiful Interior: Helgoland 1925 6: A Late Erotic Outburst: Swiss Alps 1925 7: The Self-rotating Electron: Leiden 1925Part II: Quantum Probability and Quantum Uncertainty 8: Quantum Probability: Göttingen 1926 9: The Whole Idea of Quantum Jumps Necessarily Leads to Nonsense: Copenhagen 1926 10: Uncertainty Principle: Copenhagen 1927 11: The Copenhagen Interpretation: Copenhagen 1927 12: Complementarity: Lake Como 1927Part III: Quantum Interpretation 13: Gedankenexperiment: Brussels 1927 14: An Absolute Wonder: Cambridge 1927 15: A Certain Unreasonableness: Brussels 1930 16: A Bolt from the Blue: Copenhagen 1935 17: The Paradox of Schrödinger's Cat: Oxford 1935Part IV: Quantum Fields 18: Crisis: Shelter Island 1947 19: Quantum Electrodynamics: Oldstone 1949 20: Gauge Symmetry and Gauge Theories: Princeton 1954 21: Three Quarks for Muster Mark: Pasadena 1963 22: The Higgs Mechanism: Edinburgh 1965Part V: Quantum Particles 23: Electro-weak Unification: Harvard 1967 24: Deep Inelastic Scattering: Stanford Linear Accelerator Center 1967 25: Asymptotic Freedom and Quantum Chromodynamics: Harvard 1973 26: The November Revolution: Brookhaven and SLAC 1974 27: The W and Z Bosons: CERN 1983 28: Completing the Picture: Fermilab 1994Part VI: Quantum Reality 29: Hidden Variables: Princeton 1951 30: Bell's Theorem: Geneva 1964 31: The Aspect Experiments: Paris 1982 32: Beating the Uncertainty Principle: Albuquerque 1991 33: Three-photon GHZ States: Vienna 2000 34: Reality, Whether Local or Not: Vienna 2007Part VII: Quantum Gravity 35: That Damned Equation: Princeton 1967 36: The First Superstring Revolution: Aspen 1984 37: The Quantum Structure of Space: Santa Barbara 1986 38: No Consistency Without Contingency: Durham 1995 39: The Second Superstring Revolution: Los Angeles 1995 40: Resolving the Impasse: CERN 2008 Epilogue Quantum Timeline Name Index Subject IndexReviewsReview from previous edition Review from previous edition A highly original and engaging account of the most important theory in science. Jim Al-Khalili Jim Baggott's survey of the history of the emergence of the twentieth century's most enigmatic but successful theory is a delight to read. It is clear, accessible, engaging, informative, and thorough. It illuminates an important, revolutionary era of modern science and the varied personalities behind it. Peter Atkins [A] wonderful histiry of the scientists and ideas behind quantum mechanics... The basic history behind the quantum revolution is well known, but no one has told it in quite such a compellingly human and thematically seamless way. Publishers Weekly Jim Baggott's inspired - and inspiring - idea of presenting the history of quantum physics in terms of 40 key moments works both an an introduction for the uninitiated and as a refresher for anyone who thinks they know the story. Even familiar stories come up fresh in these juxtapositions. Great to dip in to! John Gribbin an enjoyable addition to the overall quantum story Chemistry World A truly exceptional book CERN Courier An accessible and informative history Science magazine gripping story Flipside Magazine `Review from previous edition Review from previous edition A highly original and engaging account of the most important theory in science.' Jim Al-Khalili `Jim Baggott's survey of the history of the emergence of the twentieth century's most enigmatic but successful theory is a delight to read. It is clear, accessible, engaging, informative, and thorough. It illuminates an important, revolutionary era of modern science and the varied personalities behind it.' Peter Atkins `[A] wonderful histiry of the scientists and ideas behind quantum mechanics... The basic history behind the quantum revolution is well known, but no one has told it in quite such a compellingly human and thematically seamless way.' Publishers Weekly `Jim Baggott's inspired -- and inspiring -- idea of presenting the history of quantum physics in terms of 40 key moments works both an an introduction for the uninitiated and as a refresher for anyone who thinks they know the story. Even familiar stories come up fresh in these juxtapositions. Great to dip in to!' John Gribbin `an enjoyable addition to the overall quantum story' Chemistry World `A truly exceptional book' CERN Courier `An accessible and informative history' Science magazine `gripping story' Flipside Magazine Review from previous edition: 'A highly original and engaging account of the most important theory in science.' - Jim Al-Khalili`Jim Baggott's survey of the history of the emergence of the twentieth century's most enigmatic but successful theory is a delight to read. It is clear, accessible, engaging, informative, and thorough. It illuminates an important, revolutionary era of modern science and the varied personalities behind it.' - Peter Atkins`[A] wonderful histiry of the scientists and ideas behind quantum mechanics... The basic history behind the quantum revolution is well known, but no one has told it in quite such a compellingly human and thematically seamless way.' - Publishers Weekly`Jim Baggott's inspired -- and inspiring -- idea of presenting the history of quantum physics in terms of 40 key moments works both an an introduction for the uninitiated and as a refresher for anyone who thinks they know the story. Even familiar stories come up fresh in these juxtapositions. Great to dip in to!' - John Gribbin`an enjoyable addition to the overall quantum story' - Chemistry World`A truly exceptional book' - CERN Courier`An accessible and informative history' - Science magazine`gripping story' - Flipside Magazine Review from previous edition: 'A highly original and engaging account of the most important theory in science.' - Jim Al-Khalili`Jim Baggott's survey of the history of the emergence of the twentieth century's most enigmatic but successful theory is a delight to read. It is clear, accessible, engaging, informative, and thorough. It illuminates an important, revolutionary era of modern science and the varied personalities behind it.' - Peter Atkins`[A] wonderful histiry of the scientists and ideas behind quantum mechanics... The basic history behind the quantum revolution is well known, but no one has told it in quite such a compellingly human and thematically seamless way.' - Publishers Weekly`Jim Baggott's inspired -- and inspiring -- idea of presenting the history of quantum physics in terms of 40 key moments works both an an introduction for the uninitiated and as a refresher for anyone who thinks they know the story. Even familiar stories come up fresh in these juxtapositions. Great to dip in to!' - John Gribbin`an enjoyable addition to the overall quantum story' - Chemistry World`A truly exceptional book' - CERN Courier`An accessible and informative history' - Science magazine`gripping story' - Flipside Magazine Author InformationJim Baggott is a freelance science writer. He was a lecturer in chemistry at the University of Reading but left to work with Shell International Petroleum Company and then as an independent business consultant and trainer. His many books include Origins: The Scientific Story of Creation (OUP, 2015), Higgs: The Invention and Discovery of the 'God Particle' (OUP, 2012), and A Beginner's Guide to Reality (Penguin, 2005). Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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