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050	0	4	_aQC16.E5 _bS76 2015
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100	1		_aStone, A. Douglas, _d1954-
245	1	0	_aEinstein and the quantum : _bthe quest of the valiant Swabian / _cA. Douglas Stone with a new preface by the author.
264		1	_aPrinceton : _bPrinceton University Press, _c2015.
264		4	_c©2013
300			_ax, 332 pages : _billustrations ; _c24 cm
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
336			_astill image _bsti _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520			_a"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 Schrödinger'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"-- _cProvided by publisher.
505	0	0	_tA hundred times more than relativity theory -- _g"An _tact of desperation" -- _tThe impudent Swabian -- _tThe gypsy life -- _tTwo pillars of wisdom -- _tThe perfect instruments of the creator -- _tMore heat than light -- _tDifficult counting -- _tThose fabulous molecules -- _tTripping the light heuristic -- _tEntertaining the contradiction -- _tStalking the Planck -- _tCalamity Jeans -- _tFrozen vibrations -- _tPlanck's Nobel nightmare -- _tJoining the union -- _tCreative fusion -- _tThe importance of being Nernst -- _tLamenting the ruins -- _tA cosmic interlude -- _tBohr's atomic sonata -- _tRelying on chance -- _tChaotic ghosts -- _tFifteen million minutes of fame -- _tThe Indian comet -- _tQuantum dice -- _tThe royal marriage : E=mc²=hv -- _tThe Viennese polymath -- _tConfusion and then uncertainty -- _tNicht diese Töne -- _gAppendix 1. _tThe physicists -- _gAppendix 2. _tThe three thermal radiation laws.
600	1	0	_aEinstein, Albert, _d1879-1955.
650		0	_aPhysicists _vBiography.
650		0	_aQuantum theory.
650		0	_aScience _xHistory.
600	1	7	_aEinstein, Albert, _d1879-1955. _2fast _0(OCoLC)fst00032023
650		7	_aPhysicists. _2fast _0(OCoLC)fst01063014
650		7	_aQuantum theory. _2fast _0(OCoLC)fst01085128
650		7	_aScience. _2fast _0(OCoLC)fst01108176
655		7	_aBiography. _2fast _0(OCoLC)fst01423686
655		7	_aHistory. _2fast _0(OCoLC)fst01411628
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