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Quantum theory cannot hurt you

Paperback • 2008 • English

Quantum theory cannot hurt you: a guide to the universe

By Chown, Marcus

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About the book

The two towering achievements of modern physics are quantum theory and Einstein's general theory of relativity. Together, they explain virtually everything about the world we live in. But, almost a century after their advent, most people haven't the slightest clue what either is about. Did you know that there's so much empty space inside matter that the entire human race could be squeezed into the volume of a sugar cube? Or that you grow old more quickly on the top floor of a building than on th...Show more

Atomic and molecular physics
Quantum physics (quantum mechanics and quantum field theory)
Applied physics

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ISBN

9780571235469

Publisher

Faber

Published year

2008

Language

English

Original title

Quantum theory cannot hurt you

Format

Paperback

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