The Amazing Story of Quantum Mechanics: A Math-Free Exploration of the Science That Made Our World - Softcover

Kakalios, James

 
9781592406722: The Amazing Story of Quantum Mechanics: A Math-Free Exploration of the Science That Made Our World
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1592406726 ISBN 13: 9781592406722
Verlag: Penguin Publishing Group, 2011

Inhaltsangabe

A highly entertaining exploration of the complicated science of quantum mechanics made easy to understand by way of pop culture.

As a young science fiction fan, physicist James Kakalios marveled at the future predicted in the pulp magazines, comics, and films of the '50s and '60s. By 2010, he was sure we'd have flying cars and jetpacks. But what we ended up with-laptop computers, MRI machines, Blu-ray players, and dozens of other real-life marvels-are even more fantastic. In The Amazing Story of Quantum Mechanics, he explains why the development of quantum mechanics enabled our amazing present day.

In his trademark style, Kakalios uses pop culture examples- everything from the graphic novel Watchmen to schlock horror movies of the '50s-to elucidate some of the most complex science there is. And he brings to life the groundbreaking scientists whose discoveries made our present life possible. Along the way, he dispels the misconception that quantum mechanics is unknowable by mere mortals. It's not magic; it's science!

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

James Kakalios is a professor in the School of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Minnesota, where he has taught since 1988, and where his class "Everything I Needed to Know About Physics I Learned from Reading Comic Books" is a popular freshman seminar. He received his Ph.D. in 1985 from the University of Chicago, and has been reading comic books for much longer.

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Verlag
Penguin Publishing Group
Erscheinungsdatum
2011
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
1592406726
ISBN 13 
9781592406722
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Taschenbuch
Anzahl der Seiten
336
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