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- catalog abstract ""The revolution in twentieth-century physics has changed the way we think about space, time and matter and our own place in the universe. It has undermined our belief in a Newtonian mechanistic universe and a deterministic future, posing questions about parallel universes, time-travel, and the origin of everything. At the same time, we have witnessed amazing attempts at unification so that physicists seek a single theory of everything from which we could derive the masses and types of all particles and their interactions. This book tells the story of these discoveries and the people who made them, largely through the work of Nobel prize-winning physicists." "Frontiers provides a deft survey of the main strands of twentieth-century physics and will interest the advanced high-school student, undergraduates, and their teachers. It will also appeal to the general reader with a genuine interest in science."--Jacket.".
- catalog alternative "Twentieth century physics".
- catalog contributor b11599089.
- catalog created "2000.".
- catalog date "2000".
- catalog date "2000.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "2000.".
- catalog description ""The revolution in twentieth-century physics has changed the way we think about space, time and matter and our own place in the universe. It has undermined our belief in a Newtonian mechanistic universe and a deterministic future, posing questions about parallel universes, time-travel, and the origin of everything. At the same time, we have witnessed amazing attempts at unification so that physicists seek a single theory of everything from which we could derive the masses and types of all particles and their interactions. This book tells the story of these discoveries and the people who made them, largely through the work of Nobel prize-winning physicists." "Frontiers provides a deft survey of the main strands of twentieth-century physics and will interest the advanced high-school student, undergraduates, and their teachers. It will also appeal to the general reader with a genuine interest in science."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references and index.".
- catalog description "Old quantum theory -- A new quantum theory 1925-30 -- Quantum mysteries -- QED -- Atoms and nuclei -- The standard model -- Particle detectors -- Particle accelerators -- Toward a theory of everything -- The speed of light -- Special relativity -- General relativity -- Observational astronomy -- Stars and distances -- Cosmology -- Time, temperature and chance -- Toward absolute zero -- CPT -- The black-body radiation spectrum -- The Schröedinger equation -- The hydrogen atom -- The Lorentz transformation equations -- The speed of electromagnetic waves -- The Nobel Prize for physics -- Glossary of important ideas -- Timeline of major ideas.".
- catalog extent "x, 507 p., [4] p. of plates :".
- catalog identifier "0748408401 (alk. paper)".
- catalog issued "2000".
- catalog issued "2000.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New York : Taylor & Francis,".
- catalog subject "539 21".
- catalog subject "Physics History 20th century.".
- catalog subject "QC7 .A26 2000".
- catalog tableOfContents "Old quantum theory -- A new quantum theory 1925-30 -- Quantum mysteries -- QED -- Atoms and nuclei -- The standard model -- Particle detectors -- Particle accelerators -- Toward a theory of everything -- The speed of light -- Special relativity -- General relativity -- Observational astronomy -- Stars and distances -- Cosmology -- Time, temperature and chance -- Toward absolute zero -- CPT -- The black-body radiation spectrum -- The Schröedinger equation -- The hydrogen atom -- The Lorentz transformation equations -- The speed of electromagnetic waves -- The Nobel Prize for physics -- Glossary of important ideas -- Timeline of major ideas.".
- catalog title "Frontiers : twentieth century physics / Steve Adams.".
- catalog title "Twentieth century physics".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "text".