Quantum Physics

Author: John Gribben

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Price : 14.95 NZD
ISBN : 9780751339765
Publisher : Penguin Books Ltd
Imprint : Dorling Kindersley Publishers Ltd
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Weight (g) : 0.12
Publication date : 07 November 2002
Dimensions : 173mm X 122mm X 8mm
Produced in : United Kingdom
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Author : John Gribben
Series : Essential Science S.
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Dewey classification : 530.12
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Pages : 72
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This series provides a beginner's guide to a wide range of scientific concepts and topical issues affecting our daily lives. This title contains a history of quantum physics and examines issues such as how a particle can be in two places at once.

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John Gribbin is an internationally renowned author, broadcaster, journalist and research scientist with a unique capacity for explaining difficult scientific subjects to the widest possible audience. He has written 50 books, amongst which are highly acclaimed titles such as In search of the Double Helix and in Search of the Big Bang.

Meet the quantum: classical physics; the quantum revolution. Out of the darkness: the central mystery; the jewel in the crown; putting quanta to work; inside the nucleus. The quantum computer: principles into practice; teleportation, quantum style.

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