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The idea for this book began over four decades ago when Edward
Teller began teaching physics appreciation courses at the
University of Chicago. Then, as now, Dr. Teller believes that
illiteracy in science is an increasingly great danger to American
society, not only for our chil dren but also for our growing adult
population. On one hand, the future of every individual on this
globe is closely related to science and its applications. Fear of
the results of science, which has become prevalent in much of the
Western World, leads to mistaken decisions in important political
affairs. But this book speaks of no fears and of no decisions-only
of the facts that can prevent one of them and indirectly guide the
others. From the perspective of this book, a second point is even
more vii viii PREFACE significant. The first quarter of this
century has seen the most won derful and philosophically most
important transformation in our thinking. The intellectual and
aesthetic values of the points of view of Einstein and Bohr cannot
be overestimated. Nor should they be hidden at the bottom of tons
of mathematical rubble. Our young people must be exposed to science
both because it is useful and because it is fun. Both of these
qualities should be taken at a truly high value."
In Conversations on the Dark Secrets of Physics, Teller returns to
the fundamentals of physics to share with readers his unbridled
enthusiasm for the world of physical reality--from the nature of
molecules to quantum mechanics and superconductors, from the
elementary laws of thermodynamics to how planets, asteroids, and
comets develop their orbits. By simplifying the math and forgoing
the often-confusing technical jargon, Teller helps the reader break
through physic's bewildering formulas and equations and get to the
wonders of our physical universe. A timeless and personal
explanation of the importance of physics in our life, Conversations
on the Dark Secrets of Physics is certain to become a classic.
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