Taming the Atom - Softcover
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Fascinating, accessible study recounts the process of discovery, from atomism of the Greeks to quantum revolutions of the 1920s and the theories and conjectures of today. Topics include components of the atom, quantum mechanics, atomic landscape, atoms in isolation, more. "Lucid and entertaining." ? The New York Times Book Review.
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Hans Christian von Baeyer is Chancellor Professor of Physics at the College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia. His essays in Discover, The Sciences, Reader¿s Digest and The Gettysburg Review have won him several awards, including the 1990 Science Journalism Award of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and a 1991 National Magazine Award. He has also written over seventy technical and popular articles.
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Von Baeyer (physics, College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia) explains to general readers such arcana as the components of atoms, quantum mechanics, the atomic landscape, atoms in isolation, atoms in actions, atomic standards, and the search for the missing rung. The 1992 edition was published by Random House. Annotation c. Book News, I
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- PublisherDover Publications Inc.
- Publication date2003
- ISBN 10 0486414477
- ISBN 13 9780486414478
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages239
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