Thirty Years that Shook Physics: The Story of Quantum Theory
by Gamow, George
- Used
- near fine
- Paperback
- Condition
- Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 048624895X
- ISBN 13
- 9780486248950
- Seller
-
Kraków, Poland
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Dover Publications, 1985 8vo (21 cm), XIV, 224 pp. Laminated wrappers (wrappers slightly creased). "In this lucid layman's introduction to quantum theory, an eminent physicist and noted popularizer of science traces the development of quantum theory from the turn of the century to about 1930 -- from Planck's seminal concept (still developing) to anti-particles, mesons, and Enrico Fermi's nuclear research. Gamow was not just a spectator at the theoretical breakthroughs which fundamentally altered our view of the universe, he was an active participant who made important contributions of his own. This "insider's" vantage point lends special validity to his careful, accessible explanations of Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principle, Niels Bohr's model of the atom, the pilot waves of Louis de Broglie and other path-breaking ideas." (from the blurb)
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- Leopolis Volodymyr Dmyterko (PL)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 008269
- Title
- Thirty Years that Shook Physics: The Story of Quantum Theory
- Author
- Gamow, George
- Format/Binding
- Soft cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 048624895X
- ISBN 13
- 9780486248950
- Publisher
- Dover Publications
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1985
Terms of Sale
Leopolis Volodymyr Dmyterko
Any book may be returned within 14 days for any reason. All books remain our property until paid for in full. Export of books, manuscripts, maps etc. is subject to the Act of 23 July 2003 on the protection of arts and antiquities. Orders usually ship within 3 business days via priority or express mail, with tracking.
About the Seller
Leopolis Volodymyr Dmyterko
Biblio member since 2019
Kraków
About Leopolis Volodymyr Dmyterko
Specializing in mathematical sciences, Church Slavonic and Slavic books, Eastern European history, travels and topography, bibliography, history and art of the book, history of libraries and collections
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Wrappers
- The paper covering on the outside of a paperback. Also see the entry for pictorial wraps, color illustrated coverings for...