Uncertainty: Einstein, Heisenberg, Bohr, and the Struggle for the Soul of Science - Softcover

Lindley, David

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9781400079964: Uncertainty: Einstein, Heisenberg, Bohr, and the Struggle for the Soul of Science

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ISBN 10: 1400079969 ISBN 13: 9781400079964

Verlag: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 2008

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Praise for David Lindley's Uncertainty

"Provides a useful pr�cis of the mind-blowing progress of physics in the early 20th century." --The New York Times

"Lindley captures the passion of the struggle, showing both the public controversies and the sometimes harsh private judgments. . . . The story is told with verve." --Nature

"A physicist and skilled science writer, Lindley neatly sketches the players and chessboard at the Solvay Conferences, where Einstein lost his battle against the quantum world." --USA Today

"Charmingly written and a delight to read. . . . Highlights the human element of science." --The Economist

"Layers keen human drama on top of mind-bending scientific advancement." --Discover Magazine

"Brilliantly captures the personalities and the science surrounding the most revolutionary principle in modern physics. . . . Truly thrilling." --Walter Isaacson, author of Einstein: His Life and Universe

"Far and away the best popular account of the development of quantum mechanics I have encountered." --Michael D. Gordin, American Scientist

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The gripping, entertaining, and vividly-told narrative of a radical discovery that sent shockwaves through the scientific community and forever changed the way we understand the world.

Werner Heisenberg’s “uncertainty principle” challenged centuries of scientific understanding, placed him in direct opposition to Albert Einstein, and put Niels Bohr in the middle of one of the most heated debates in scientific history. Heisenberg’s theorem stated that there were physical limits to what we could know about sub-atomic particles; this “uncertainty” would have shocking implications. In a riveting and lively account, David Lindley captures this critical episode and explains one of the most important scientific discoveries in history, which has since transcended the boundaries of science and influenced everything from literary theory to television.

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