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050 00 $aQC174.13$b.K35 2010
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100 1 $aKakalios, James,$d1958-
245 14 $aThe amazing story of quantum mechanics :$ba math-free exploration of the science that made our world /$cJames Kakalios.
260 $aNew York, N.Y. :$bGotham Books,$cc2010.
300 $axv, 318 p. :$bill. ;$c24 cm.
520 $aMost of us are unaware of how much we depend on quantum mechanics on a day-to-day basis. Using illustrations and examples from science fiction pulp magazines and comic books, this book explains the fundamental principles of quantum mechanics that underlie the world we live in.--From publisher description.
505 0 $aQuantum mechanics in three easy steps -- Photons at the beach -- Fearful symmetry -- It's all done with magnets -- Wave functions all the way down -- The equation that made the future! -- The uncertainty principle made easy -- Why so blue, Dr. Manhattan? -- Our friend, the atom -- Radioactive man -- Man of the atom -- Every man for himself -- All for one and one for all -- Quantum invisible "ink" -- Death rays and DVDs -- The one-way door -- Big changes come in small packages -- Spintronics -- A window on inner space -- COming attractions -- Seriously, where's my jet pack?.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 271-301) and index.
650 0 $aQuantum theory$vMiscellanea.
655 7 $aMiscellanea.$2fast
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