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Einstein and the Quantum - The Quest of the Valiant Swabian (MP3 format, CD, Unabridged)
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Einstein and the Quantum - The Quest of the Valiant Swabian (MP3 format, CD, Unabridged)
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Einstein and the Quantum reveals for the first time the full
significance of Albert Einstein's contributions to quantum theory.
Einstein famously rejected quantum mechanics, observing that God
does not play dice. But, in fact, he thought more about the nature
of atoms, molecules, and the emission and absorption of light?the
core of what we now know as quantum theory?than he did about
relativity. A compelling blend of physics, biography, and the
history of science, Einstein and the Quantum shares the untold
story of how Einstein?not Max Planck or Niels Bohr?was the driving
force behind early quantum theory. It paints a vivid portrait of
the iconic physicist as he grappled with the apparently
contradictory nature of the atomic world, in which its invisible
constituents defy the categories of classical physics, behaving
simultaneously as both particle and wave. And it demonstrates how
Einstein's later work on the emission and absorption of light, and
on atomic gases, led directly to Erwin Schrodinger's breakthrough
to the modern form of quantum mechanics. The book sheds light on
why Einstein ultimately renounced his own brilliant work on quantum
theory, due to his deep belief in science as something objective
and eternal. A book unlike any other, Einstein and the Quantum
offers a completely new perspective on the scientific achievements
of the greatest intellect of the twentieth century, showing how
Einstein's contributions to the development of quantum theory are
more significant, perhaps, than even his legendary work on
relativity.
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