The Quantum World - Hardcover

Polkinghorne, J. C.

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Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0582446821 ISBN 13: 9780582446823

Publisher: Pearson Education Limited, 1984

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The Quantum world has been written for the general reader, and no technical knowledge of mathematics.

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�Polkinghorne� offers much insight in this thoroughly delightful little book into the nature of the conceptual problems at the heart of the twentieth century's most successful theory. . . . I wholeheartedly recommend The Quantum World. . . . -- Tony Hey "New Scientist"

[Polkinghorne] offers much insight in this thoroughly delightful little book into the nature of the conceptual problems at the heart of the twentieth century's most successful theory. . . . I wholeheartedly recommend The Quantum World. . . .--Tony Hey "New Scientist "

The author's life as well as his oeuvre, especially this lovely little book, bear testimony to the fact that . . . science and nature can coexist in harmonious complementarity.--Abraham Pais "Nature "

A delightful book, written at a popular level but without any misleading over-simplification.--Roger Penrose "The Times Higher Education Supplement "
[Polkinghorne] offers much insight in this thoroughly delightful little book
into the nature of the conceptual problems at the heart of the twentieth
century's most successful theory. . . . I wholeheartedly recommend The
Quantum World. . . .
--Tony Hey "New Scientist "
A delightful book, written at a popular level but without any misleading
over-simplification.
--Roger Penrose "The Times Higher Education Supplement "
The author's life as well as his oeuvre, especially this lovely little book,
bear testimony to the fact that . . . science and nature can coexist in
harmonious complementarity.
--Abraham Pais "Nature "

"[Polkinghorne] offers much insight in this thoroughly delightful little book into the nature of the conceptual problems at the heart of the twentieth century's most successful theory. . . . I wholeheartedly recommend The Quantum World."--Tony Hey, New Scientist

"A delightful book, written at a popular level but without any misleading over-simplification."--Roger Penrose, The Times Higher Education Supplement

"The author's life as well as his oeuvre, especially this lovely little book, bear testimony to the fact that . . . science and nature can coexist in harmonious complementarity."--Abraham Pais, Nature

-[Polkinghorne] offers much insight in this thoroughly delightful little book into the nature of the conceptual problems at the heart of the twentieth century's most successful theory. . . . I wholeheartedly recommend The Quantum World.---Tony Hey, New Scientist

-A delightful book, written at a popular level but without any misleading over-simplification.---Roger Penrose, The Times Higher Education Supplement

-The author's life as well as his oeuvre, especially this lovely little book, bear testimony to the fact that . . . science and nature can coexist in harmonious complementarity.---Abraham Pais, Nature

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