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Quantum Profiles Jeremy Bernstein

Quantum Profiles By Jeremy Bernstein

Quantum Profiles by Jeremy Bernstein


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This book updates Bernstein's original edition of Quantum Profiles with seven added profiles about prolific twentieth century physicists.

Quantum Profiles Summary

Quantum Profiles: Second Edition by Jeremy Bernstein

What was Albert Einstein like as a person? How did J. Robert Oppenheimer's religious background impact his scientific endeavors? Why did John Stewart Bell get into physics in the first place? Prolific science writer Jeremy Bernstein has followed up on his original Quantum Profiles, published in 1990, with seven added profiles: Wendell Furry, Philipp Frank, J. Robert Oppenheimer, Victor Weisskopf, Tom Lehrer, Max Jammer, and Robert Serber. The profiles on John Stewart Bell, John Wheeler, and Albert Einstein from the first edition have been revised and expanded, as well. Bernstein presents each profile carefully, and the context provided in these historical profiles is revolutionary in each approach. Bernstein's unique academic and social background allows readers to fully grasp the character profiles in each chapter. With a conversational writing style, Bernstein lets readers get to know these ten prolific physicists-from personalities to historical and scientific significance-in a whole new way.

Quantum Profiles Reviews

In this delightful set of word portraits, Jeremy Bernstein reveals how the likes of Albert Einstein, Neils Bohr, John Bell and other scientists have wrestled with the mysteries of quantum physics. John Wheeler's remark, 'The quantum is the crack in the armor that covers the secret of existence,' is but one in a wonderful collection of insights. * Frank Close OBE, FInstP, University of Oxford *
In this essential new edition, my favorite essays are about Viki Weisskopf and Phillip Frank. Bernstein wonderfully focuses on why these two physicists are so important, and he offers interesting stories about their personal qualities. * Paul Halpern, University of the Sciences *
Bernstein provides unique insights into the personalities of scientists he has known. His descriptions of Einstein and Bohr's differences over what the late John Bell called the 'rotten' state of quantum mechanics, and of Bell's own contributions, are masterly. * Sir Chris Llewellyn Smith FRS, University of Oxford and Director General of CERN (1994-1998) *

About Jeremy Bernstein

Jeremy Bernstein is Professor of Physics Emeritus at Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, New Jersey and was a staff writer at The New Yorker. He has lectured often on the theory of elementary particle physics and cosmology and is the author of numerous books, including The Tenth Dimension: An Informal History of High Energy Physics (McGraw-Hill) and most recently A Bouquet of Dyson (World Scientific).

Table of Contents

Foreword 1. John Stewart Bell 2. John Wheeler 3. Albert Einstein 4. Wendell Furry 5. Philipp Frank 6. J. Robert Oppenheimer 7. Victor Weisskopf 8. Tom Lehrer 9. Max Jammer 10. Robert Serber Notes Index

Additional information

NPB9780190056865
9780190056865
019005686X
Quantum Profiles: Second Edition by Jeremy Bernstein
New
Hardback
Oxford University Press Inc
2020-06-25
228
N/A
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