{"product_id":"quantum-physics-for-poets-9781616142339","title":"Quantum Physics for Poets","description":"\u003cp\u003eQuantum theory is the bedrock of contemporary physics and the basis of understanding matter in its tiniest dimensions and the vast universe as a whole. But for many, the theory remains an impenetrable enigma. Now, two physicists seek to remedy this situation by both drawing on their scientific expertise and their talent for communicating science to the general reader. In this lucid, informative book, designed for the curious, Lederman and Hill make the seemingly daunting subject of quantum physics accessible, appealing, and exciting. Their story is partly historical, covering the many \"Eureka\" moments when great scientists-Max Planck, Albert Einstein, Niels Bohr, Werner Heisenberg, Erwin Schr?dinger, and others-struggled to come to grips with the bizarre realities that quantum research revealed. Although their findings were indisputably proven in experiments, they were so strange and counterintuitive that Einstein refused to accept quantum theory, despite its great success. The authors explain the many strange and even eerie aspects of quantum reality at the subatomic level, from \"particles\" that can be many places simultaneously and sometimes act more like waves, to the effect that a human can have on their movements by just observing them! Finally, the authors delve into quantum physics' latest and perhaps most breathtaking offshoots-field theory and string theory. The intricacies and ramifications of these two theories will give the reader much to ponder. In addition, the authors describe the diverse applications of quantum theory in its almost countless forms of modern technology throughout the world. Using eloquent analogies and illustrative examples, \u003ci\u003e Quantum Physics for Poets \u003c\/i\u003erenders even the most profound reaches of quantum theory understandable and something for us all to savor.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLeon M. Lederman\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eNobel Laureate \u003c\/b\u003e(Batavia, IL)\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of \u003ci\u003eBeyond the God Particle\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eQuantum Physics for Poets, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSymmetry and the Beautiful Universe\u003c\/i\u003e(coauthored with Christopher T. Hill), as well as \u003ci\u003eThe God Particle\u003c\/i\u003e (with Dick Teresi). He has served as the editor of \u003ci\u003ePortraits of Great American Scientists\u003c\/i\u003e and a contributor to \u003ci\u003eScience Literacy for the Twenty-First Century\u003c\/i\u003e. He is formerly the Resident Scholar at the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy and Pritzker Professor of Science at the Illinois Institute of Technology, and he is director emeritus of Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eChristopher T. Hill, PhD \u003c\/b\u003e(Batavia, IL)\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eis the coauthor with Leon M. Lederman of \u003ci\u003eBeyond the God Particle\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eQuantum Physics for Poets, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eSymmetry and the Beautiful Universe. \u003c\/i\u003eHe is\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ea theoretical physicist (Scientist III) and the former head of Theoretical Physics at Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Prometheus Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50900473151762,"sku":"9781616142339","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_b142a917-91c3-4ad0-bc0f-18400be8fe09.jpg?v=1738383558","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/quantum-physics-for-poets-9781616142339","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}