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Cover artist Gavin Morris Publication date October 16, 2008 Originally published 16 October 2008 Genre History of science Nominations Baillie Gifford Prize | 4.2/5 Goodreads Language English Pages 448 pp Country United Kingdom | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Quantum: Einstein, Bohr, and the Great Debate About the Nature of Reality is a science history book written by Manjit Kumar. It was released on October 16, 2008.
Contents
Overview
He describes Einstein, Bohr and the "Great Debate about the Nature of Reality" that played out over a number of years, particularly at the Fifth Solvay International Conference on electrons and photons in 1927, where the physicists met to discuss the then newly formulated quantum theory. It narrates the life of some eminent physicists and their work and also gives a view of the environment of science at that time. It tells the life stories of Bohr, Einstein, Planck, Rutherford, Schrödinger, and others.
Reception
Quantum was number 1 on The Hindustan Times top 10 science books you should read in 2012. Quantum had also been shortlisted for the BBC Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-Fiction, 2009.