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037 $bPenguin Group USA, Attn: Order Processing 405 Murray Hill Pkwy, East Rutherford, NJ, USA, 07073-2136$nSAN 282-5074
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,$c©2010.
300 $axv, 318 pages :$billustrations ;$c24 cm
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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. It takes a look at the amazing technologies of the 21st century, and how quantum mechanics made them possible. -- From publisher description.
505 0 $aQuantum 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? -- Journey into mystery.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 271-301) and index.
650 0 $aQuantum theory$vMiscellanea.
650 7 $aQuantum theory.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst01085128
650 7 $aQuantenphysik$2gnd
655 7 $aTrivia and miscellanea$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst01921748
655 7 $aTrivia and miscellanea.$2lcgft
655 4 $aNonfiction.
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