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

Name: Amazing Story of Quantum Mechanics A Math-Free Exploration of the Science That Made Our World
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ISBN: 9781592406722

ISBN-10: 1592406726

ISBN-13: 9781592406722

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Authors: James Kakalios

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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…

Book details

List price: $19.00
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Publication date: 11/1/2011
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 336
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.90" tall
Weight: 0.836
Language: English



Introduction: Quantum Physics? You're Soaking in It!



Tales to Astonish



Quantum Mechanics in Three Easy Steps



Photons at the Beach



Fearful Symmetry



It's All Done with Magnets



Challengers of the Unknown



Wave Functions All the Way Down



The Equation That Made the Future!



The Uncertainty Principle Made Easy



Why So Blue, Dr. Manhattan?



Tales of the Atomic Knights



Our Friend, the Atom



Radioactive Man



Man of the Atom



Weird Science Stories



Every Man for Himself



All for One and One for All



Modern Mechanics and Inventions



Quantum Invisible "Ink"



Death Rays and DVDs



The One-Way Door



Big Changes Come in Small Packages



Spintronics



A Window on Inner Space



The World of Tomorrow



Coming Attractions



Seriously, Where's My Jet Pack?


Afterword: Journey into Mystery


Acknowledgments


Notes


Recommended Reading


Index