Amazing Story of Quantum Mechanics by James Kakalios
The World Wide Web, pocket-sized computers, mobile phones and MRI machines have changed the world in unimagined ways. This title uses examples from comics and magazines to explain how breakthroughs in quantum mechanics led to such technologies.
'For a popular science book, I can't conceive of higher praise, 10/10' Fortean Times 'Kakalios is a man who loves both physics and comics, and it really shines through' SFX Magazine 'With passion, genial affability and a penchant for bad (truly bad) jokes, Kakalios ably relates the most baffling of theorems' Kirkus Reviews
James Kakalios is a professor of physics at the University of Minnesota. The popularity of his seminar titled 'Everything I Know about Physics I Learnt by Reading Comic Books' led to the publication of The Physics of Superheroes in 2005. He lives in Minneapolis with his wife and children.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780715643815 |
| ISBN 10 | 0715643819 |
| Title | Amazing Story of Quantum Mechanics |
| Author | James Kakalios |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Duckworth Books |
| Year published | 2012-11-08 |
| Number of pages | 336 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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