The Quantum Age: How the Physics of the Very Small has Transformed Our Lives - Hardcover

Clegg, Brian

 
9781848316645: The Quantum Age: How the Physics of the Very Small has Transformed Our Lives
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 184831664X ISBN 13: 9781848316645
Verlag: Icon Books, 2014

Inhaltsangabe

The stone age, the iron age, the steam and electrical ages all saw the reach of humankind transformed by new technology. Now we are living in the quantum age, a revolution in everyday life led by our understanding of the very, very small.

Quantum physics lies at the heart of every electronic device from smartphones to lasers; quantum superconductors allow levitating trains and MRI scanners, while superfast, ultra-secure quantum computers may soon be a reality. Yet quantum particles such as atoms, electrons and photons remain mysterious, acting totally unlike the objects we experience directly.

With his trademark clarity and enthusiasm, acclaimed popular science author Brian Clegg reveals the amazing world of the quantum that lies all around us.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Brian Clegg is a popular science writer whose Dice World and A Brief History of Infinity were both longlisted for the Royal Society Prize for Science Books. He has written for publications including Nature, The Times and BBC Focus.

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Verlag
Icon Books
Erscheinungsdatum
2014
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
184831664X
ISBN 13 
9781848316645
Einband
Tapa dura
Anzahl der Seiten
288
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