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The amazing story of quantum mechanics : a math-free exploration of the science that made our world / James Kakalios.

by Kakalios, James, 1958-

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Gotham Books, c2010.

Quantum theory -- Miscellanea.

9781592404797 (hardcover)

1592404790 (hardcover)

xv, 318 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 271-301) and index.

Quantum mechanics in three easy steps -- Photons at the beach -- Fearful symmetry -- It's all done with magnets -- Wave functions all the way down -- The equation that made the future! -- The uncertainty principle made easy -- Why so blue, Dr. Manhattan? -- Our friend, the atom -- Radioactive man -- Man of the atom -- Every man for himself -- All for one and one for all -- Quantum invisible "ink" -- Death rays and DVDs -- The one-way door -- Big changes come in small packages -- Spintronics -- A window on inner space -- Coming attractions -- Seriously, where's my jet pack?.

Using illustrations and examples from science fiction pulp magazines and comic books, this book explains the fundamental principles of quantum mechanics that underlie the world we live in.

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