Quantum Audiobook by Manjit Kumar

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Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/33/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Quantum Subtitle: Einstein, Bohr, and the Great Debate about the Nature of Reality Author: Manjit Kumar Narrator: Ray Porter Format: Unabridged Length: 14 hrs and 21 mins Language: English Release date: 07-23-10 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 804 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Science & Technology Leaders Publisher's Summary: Quantum theory is weird. As Niels Bohr said, if you arent shocked by quantum theory, you dont really understand it. For most people, quantum theory is synonymous with mysterious, impenetrable science. And in fact for many years it was equally baffling for scientists themselves. In this tour de force of science history, Manjit Kumar gives a dramatic and superbly written account of this fundamental scientific revolution, focusing on the central conflict between Einstein and Bohr over the nature of reality and the soul of science. This revelatory book takes a close look at the golden age of physics, the brilliant young minds at its core, and how an idea ignited the greatest intellectual debate of the 20th century. Manjit Kumar was the founding editor of Prometheus, an arts-and-sciences journal. He has written and reviewed for various publications, including the Guardian, and is a consulting science editor at Wired UK. He lives in London. Critic Reviews: LivelyA wide-ranging account, written for readers who are curious about the theory but want to sidestep its mathematical complexities.Fascinating. ( The New York Times Book Review) With vigor and elegance, Kumarrecounts this meaty, dense, exciting story, filled with vivid characters and sharp insights. With physics undergoing another revolution today, Kumar reminds us of a time when science turned the universe upside down. ( Publishers Weekly)

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