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

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

by James Kakalios
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Availability:In StockContributor:James KakaliosAudience:Young AdultPublish date:2011-11-01Pages:336
Language:EnglishPublisher:Penguin Publishing GroupISBN-13:9781592406722ISBN-10:1592406726UPC:9781592406722Book Category:Science, Technology & EngineeringBook Subcategory:Physics, Inventions, HistoryBook Topic:Quantum TheorySize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.90 inchesWeight:0.8708Product ID:SCK8BV4023
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

Language:EnglishPublisher:Penguin Publishing GroupISBN-13:9781592406722ISBN-10:1592406726UPC:9781592406722Book Category:Science, Technology & EngineeringBook Subcategory:Physics, Inventions, HistoryBook Topic:Quantum TheorySize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.90 inchesWeight:0.8708Product ID:SCK8BV4023
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.
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group

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