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The Amazing Story of Quantum Mechani..., James Kakalios
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- Publishing Language
- English
- ISBN
- 0715638181
- EAN
- 9780715638187
- Release Title
- The Amazing Story of Quantum Mechanics: A Math-Free Exploratio...
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- James Kakalios
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- Book Title
- The Amazing Story of Quantum Mechanics: A Math-Free Exploratio...
- Publication Year
- 2010
- Type
- Textbook
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- Paperback
- Language
- English
- Publication Name
- Amazing Story Quantum Mechanics: a Math-Free Exploration of the Science That Made Our World
- Item Height
- 232mm
- Publisher
- Prelude
- Item Width
- 155mm
- Subject
- Science
- Number of Pages
- 336 Pages
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In the pulp magazines and comics of the 1950s, it was predicted that the future would be one of gleaming utopias, with flying cars, jetpacks, and robotic personal assistants. Obviously, things didn't turn out that way. But the world we do have is actually more fantastic than the most outlandish predictions of the science fiction of the mid-20th century. The World Wide Web, pocket-sized computers, mobile phones and MRI machines have changed the world in unimagined ways. In 'The Amazing Story of Quantum Mechanics', James Kakalios uses examples from comics and magazines to explain how breakthroughs in quantum mechanics led to such technologies. The book begins with an overview of speculative science fiction, beginning with Jules Verne and progressing through the space adventure comic books of the 1950s. Using the example of Dr. Manhattan from the graphic novel and film Watchmen, Kakalios explains the fundamentals of quantum mechanics, and describes nuclear energy via the hilarious portrayals of radioactivity and its effects in the movies and comic books of the 1950s. Finally, he shows how future breakthroughs will make possible ever more advanced medical diagnostic devices - and perhaps even power stations on the moon that can beam their power to earth. AUTHOR: James Kakalios is a professor of physics at the University of Minnesota. The popularity of his seminar titled 'Everything I Know About Physics I Learned By Reading Comic Books' led to the publication of 'The Physics of Superheroes' in 2005.
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Amazing Story Quantum Mechanics: a Math-Free Exploration of the Science That Made Our World
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Paperback
Language
English
Subject
Science
Publication Year
2010
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
336 Pages
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232mm
Item Width
155mm
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