The Quantum Ten: A Story of Passion, Tragedy, Ambition, and Science
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.14 (908 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0195369092 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 336 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-12-11 |
| Language | : | English |
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Sheilla Jones is an award-winning Canadian journalist with an advanced degree in theoretical physics.
Raghuram Krishnaswamy said Does not say anything new. OK, the premise is a noble one, the 19"Does not say anything new" according to Raghuram Krishnaswamy. OK, the premise is a noble one, the 1927 Solvay conference was about the soul of Physics. At the very least explain what the wave function is and what its implications really mean for quantum physics in view of the Solvay Conference. Why refrain from putting out equations in a book (She has a physics background after all). I thought I'd see E=hv (at the very least) or pq - qp = h/2*pi or Schrodinger's wave equation and Born's statistical interpretatio. 7 Solvay conference was about the soul of Physics. At the very least explain what the wave function is and what its implications really mean for quantum physics in view of the Solvay Conference. Why refrain from putting out equations in a book (She has a physics background after all). I thought I'd see E=hv (at the very least) or pq - qp = h/"Does not say anything new" according to Raghuram Krishnaswamy. OK, the premise is a noble one, the 1927 Solvay conference was about the soul of Physics. At the very least explain what the wave function is and what its implications really mean for quantum physics in view of the Solvay Conference. Why refrain from putting out equations in a book (She has a physics background after all). I thought I'd see E=hv (at the very least) or pq - qp = h/2*pi or Schrodinger's wave equation and Born's statistical interpretatio. *pi or Schrodinger's wave equation and Born's statistical interpretatio. "Extremely engaging journey into a turning point in physics" according to white gold wielder. I see a few other reviewers disliked this book, but I must strongly disagree.It seems to me that there are many personalities left out of typical books on quantum history, for example Max Born and Pascal Jordan typically appear only as shadows on the side. I enjoyed reading about the German contribution - the so called Gottingen school - in all its detail.Background biography on the various characters and how the mystery of quantum theory slowly and p. "Achievements And Failures In High Science" according to Chuck Brooks. The challenges of developing an understanding of quantum physics provides the background to the interplay of personalities of these ten primary architects, whose successes in their respective fields was often mirrored by deep personal failures and loss. There is enough of the science involved to provide a good overview of some of the mechanical aspects of the evolving and competing theories, and a very good review of the implications behind these, whi
Yet there is the tantalizing potential for eventual understanding that goes beyond physics to life, the universe and everything." -- North Coast Journal"The eminently readable result brings to life characters like the caustic Wolfgang Pauli and the womanising Schrödinger." -- New Scientist. "An excellent introduction for readers who have little previous background information about the exciting story of the developments of quantum physics." -- Naomi Pasachoff for Metascience"The Quantum Ten illuminates a neglected chapter in the history of physics, and Jones tells the story with enthusiasm and flair. Above all, she gives the reader a real feeling for the personalities behind the science, a look at
It's the story of a rush to formalize quantum physics, the work of just a handful of men fired by ambition, philosophical conflicts and personal agendas. Sheilla Jones paints an intimate portrait of the key figures who wrestled with the mysteries of the new science of the quantum, along with a powerful supporting cast of famous (and not so famous) colleagues. Jones weaves together the personal and the scientific in a heartwarming--and heartbreaking--story of the men who struggled to create quantum physics: a story of passion, tragedy, ambition and science.. Pascual Jordan, the ardent Aryan nationalist, came uninvited. The seeds of this problem were sewn eighty years ago when a dramatic revolution in physics reached a climax at the 1927 Solvay conference in Brussels. Theoretical physics is in trouble. The Brussels conference was the first time so many of the "quantum ten" had been in the same place: Albert Einstein, the lone wolf; Niels Bohr, the obsessive but gentlemanly father figure; Max Born, the anxious hypochondriac; Werner Heisenberg, the intensely ambitious one; Wolfgang Pauli, the sharp-tongued critic with a dark side; Paul Dirac, the silent Englishman; Erwin Schrödinger, the enthusiastic womanizer; Prince Louis de Broglie, the French aristocrat; and Paul Ehrenfest, who was witness to it all. At least that's the