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The quantum story : a history in 40 moments

The quantum story : a history in 40 moments Hardcover - 2011

by Baggott, Jim

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Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2011. 1st edition. Hardcover. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description: xix, 469 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits : 24cm. Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 411-447) and index. Subjects: Quantum theory History; Science; Physics Quantum Theory; Quantum theory; Quantum theory History; Quantum physics; History.
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  • Title The quantum story : a history in 40 moments
  • Author Baggott, Jim
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition 1st edition
  • Pages 506
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, New York, NY
  • Date 2011
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 389279
  • ISBN 9780199566846 / 0199566844
  • Weight 1.99 lbs (0.90 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.4 x 6.6 x 1.69 in (23.88 x 16.76 x 4.29 cm)
  • Themes
    • Aspects (Academic): Science/Technology Aspects
    • Chronological Period: 20th Century
    • Chronological Period: 21st Century
  • Library of Congress subjects Quantum theory - History
  • Dewey Decimal Code 530.120

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Citations

  • Booklist, 03/15/2011, Page 10
  • Booklist Editors Choice/Adult, 01/01/2012, Page 7
  • Choice, 10/01/2011, Page 0
  • Kirkus Reviews, 02/01/2011, Page 0
  • Publishers Weekly, 01/17/2011, Page 0

About the author

Jim Baggott, Freelance science writer

Jim Baggott is a freelance science writer. He was a lecturer in chemistry at the University of Reading but left to work with Shell International Petroleum Company and then as an independent business consultant and trainer. His many books include Origins: The Scientific Story of Creation (OUP, 2015), Higgs: The Invention and Discovery of the 'God Particle' (OUP, 2012), and A Beginner's Guide to Reality (Penguin, 2005).