Provides a history of one of the most powerful and successful science theories - quantum mechanics.
Kent A. Peacock is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Lethbridge, in Alberta, Canada. Peacock received his Ph.D from the University of Toronto and has also taught at the University of Western Ontario. He has published in philsophy of science, metaphsics of time, and ecological philosophy, and he spends much of his time trying to understand why it is still not obvious that quantum mechanics should be true.
This delightful volume should be on the shelf of just about every
undergraduate library; hopefull, students will find it and give it
a read. A well-constructed index is included. Recommended. General
readers; lower- and upper-division undergraduates.
*Choice*
There are appealing and relevant sidelights on the lives and
relationships of the physicists and on the technologies that depend
on our advances in understanding. The long lasting debates on the
foundations and interpretations of quantum mechanics are discussed
in deatil; the arguments of Einstein, Bohr, Schrodinger, von
Neumann, Bohm, Bell, and many others; the problems of entanglement;
and the possibility of nonlocality. For those who are interested,
this discussion is an outstanding feature of the book. The time
line, glossary, recommendations for further reading, and list of
references are valuable additions.
*SB&F*
The Quantum Revolution can serve as a resource to guide students
through the work that was done by scientists such as Einstein,
Bohr, Heisenberg, Pauli, Dirac, Schrodinger, and
others….[E]specially recommended to those who are interested in
researching the atomic theory, the development of nuclear weapons,
and nuclear physics.
*NSTA Recommends*
The book is designed for the reader who has an interest in quantum
theory and its history. The text does not contain numerous
mathematical formulas, which makes it easier for the nontechnical
person to understand. …This book is recommended for public and
college libraries.
*ARBAonline*
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