How the Hippies Saved Physics: Science, Counterculture, and the Quantum Revival

Paperback Published on: 16/07/2012
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Synopsis

"How the Hippies Saved Physics gives us an unconventional view of some unconventional people engaged early in the fundamentals of quantum theory. Great fun to read." —Anton Zeilinger, Nobel laureate in physics

The surprising story of eccentric young scientists—among them Nobel laureates John Clauser and Alain Aspect—who stood up to convention and changed the face of modern physics.

Publisher information

  • Publisher: WW Norton & Co
  • ISBN: 9780393342314
  • Number of pages: 416
  • Dimensions: 211 x 140 x 28 mm
  • Weight: 318g
  • Languages: English