The quantum revolution : a historical perspective / Kent A. Peacock.

Author: Peacock, Kent A., 1952-

Imprint:Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2008.

Descriptionxviii, 220p. ; 26cm.

Note:The twilight of certainty -- Einstein and light -- The Bohr atom and old quantum theory -- Uncertain synthesis -- Dualities -- Elements of physical reality -- Creation and annihilation -- Quantum mechanics goes to work -- Symmetries and resonances -- "The most profound discovery of science" -- Bits, qubits, and the ultimate computer -- Unfinished. business.

Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references and index.

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