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Einstein and Heisenberg The Controversy Over Quantum Physics
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Einstein and Heisenberg [electronic resource] : The Controversy Over Quantum Physics / by Konrad Kleinknecht.
ISBN
9783030052645
Publication
Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
Physical Description
1 online resource (XI, 185 p.) 43 illus.
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Summary
This is a fascinating account of two great scientists of the 20th century: Einstein and Heisenberg, discoverers, respectively, of the theory of relativity and quantum mechanics. It connects the history of modern physics to the life stories of these two extraordinary physicists.These discoveries laid the foundation of modern physics, without which our digitized world of computers, satellites, and innovative materials would not be possible. This book also describes in comprehensible terms the complicated science underlying the two discoveries.The twin biography highlights the parallels and differences of these two luminaries, showing how their work shaped the 20th century into the century of physics.
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Language
English
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February 27, 2019
Series
Springer Biographies,
Contents
Preface
Chapter 1: Einstein’s Youth
Chapter 2: Heisenberg’s Youth
Chapter 3: The Wonder Years
Chapter 4: Impact of the Discoveries
Chapter 5: Expulsion and the War Years
Chapter 6: Social Affinities
Important Concepts and Physicists
Bibliography
Index. .
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