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Quantum Theory Cannot Hurt You: Understanding the Mind-Blowing Building Blocks of the Universe
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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Quantum Theory Cannot Hurt You: Understanding the Mind-Blowing Building Blocks of the Universe
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Marcus Chown
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Paperback / softback | | Pages:224 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 20,Width 150 |
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| Category/Genre | Popular science
Quantum physics |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9780571315024
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| Classifications | Dewey:530.12 |
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| Audience | | Tertiary Education (US: College) | | Professional & Vocational | | General | |
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| Edition |
Main
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Faber & Faber
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| Imprint |
Faber & Faber
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| Publication Date |
4 September 2014 |
| Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
The two towering achievements of modern physics are quantum theory and Einstein's general theory of relativity. 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 the ground floor? Marcus Chown explains all with characteristic, wit, colour and clarity.
Author Biography
Marcus Chown is an award-winning writer and broadcaster. Formerly a radio astronomer at the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, he is currently cosmology consultant of the weekly science magazine New Scientist. His most recent books are We Need to Talk About Kelvin, Quantum Theory Cannot Hurt You, The Never-Ending Days of Being Dead, Tweeting The Universe and What A Wonderful World. He also wrote The Solar System, the bestselling app for iPad, which won the Future Book Award 2011.
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