The atom and the apple : twelve tales from contemporary physics / Sébastien Balibar ; translated by Nathanael Stein.

Author: Balibar, Sébastien.

Imprint:Princeton : Princeton University Press, c2008.

Descriptionx, 190 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Note:A few apples to sink your teeth into -- Black night -- My cousin the leek -- I am radioactive -- Einstein, the flute, and quantum dew -- Is my table quantum? -- The power of words -- Crystals and glasses -- God, helium, and universality -- Cyclists and butterflies -- Other apples -- From pianos to the sun -- I speak English -- What don't I know?

Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (p. 179-183) and index.

Note:Balibar examines twelve problems spanning the frontiers of physics, and he devotes a chapter to each issue. --from publisher description

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