Quantum Leaps: How Quantum Mechanics Took Over Science

In the early years of its conception, J Robert Oppenheimer spoke of quantum theory as a subject that was "unlikely to be known to any poet or historian." Yet, as Bernstein notes, in just sixty-odd years, one can find at least nine million entries on Google under the rubric "quantum theory" - from poets and historians, as well as film critics and Buddhist monks. How did quantum mechanics enter general culture so pervasively?
Having studied the subject for over a half-century, Jeremy Bernstein returns in this second edition to enlighten readers with a witty insider's perspective on the development of quantum theory as well as its loopholes. It is also a scintillating account of the interplay between brilliance and fallibility in humankind, even in the key figures who have shaped common understanding of quantum theory - such eminent figures include Niels Bohr, the Dalai Lama, Tom Stoppard, and most notably, John Bell who made pioneering contributions in quantum physics.
At once thought-provoking and intellectual, this semi-autobiographical popular science book is highly recommended for readers with rudimentary knowledge of science history, philosophy, and naturally, physics.

Product details

• Authors: Jeremy Bernstein, Bernstein Jeremy, Jeremy Bernstein
• Publisher: Ingram Publishers Services
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.03.2019
• EAN: 9789813272705
• ISBN: 978-981-3272-70-5
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Physics, astronomy > Theoretical physics; SCIENCE / General, SCIENCE / Physics / General, SCIENCE / Physics / Quantum Theory, Quantum physics (quantum mechanics & quantum field theory), Quantum physics (quantum mechanics and quantum field theory)