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100 1  Stone, A. Douglas,|d1954- 
245 10 Einstein and the quantum :|bthe quest of the valiant 
       Swabian /|cA. Douglas Stone. 
264  1 Princeton :|bPrinceton University Press,|c[2013] 
300    x, 332 pages ;|c24 cm 
336    text|2rdacontent 
337    unmediated|2rdamedia 
338    volume|2rdacarrier 
504    Includes bibliographical references and index. 
520    "Einstein and the Quantum reveals for the first time the 
       full significance of Albert Einstein's contributions to 
       quantum theory. Einstein famously rejected quantum 
       mechanics, observing that God does not play dice. But, in 
       fact, he thought more about the nature of atoms, molecules,
       and the emission and absorption of light--the core of what
       we now know as quantum theory--than he did about 
       relativity. A compelling blend of physics, biography, and 
       the history of science, Einstein and the Quantum shares 
       the untold story of how Einstein--not Max Planck or Niels 
       Bohr--was the driving force behind early quantum theory. 
       It paints a vivid portrait of the iconic physicist as he 
       grappled with the apparently contradictory nature of the 
       atomic world, in which its invisible constituents defy the
       categories of classical physics, behaving simultaneously 
       as both particle and wave. And it demonstrates how 
       Einstein's later work on the emission and absorption of 
       light, and on atomic gases, led directly to Erwin 
       Schrödinger's breakthrough to the modern form of quantum 
       mechanics. The book sheds light on why Einstein ultimately
       renounced his own brilliant work on quantum theory, due to
       his deep belief in science as something objective and 
       eternal.A book unlike any other, Einstein and the Quantum 
       offers a completely new perspective on the scientific 
       achievements of the greatest intellect of the twentieth 
       century, showing how Einstein's contributions to the 
       development of quantum theory are more significant, 
       perhaps, than even his legendary work on relativity"--
       |cProvided by publisher. 
600 10 Einstein, Albert,|d1879-1955. 
650  0 Physicists|vBiography. 
650  0 Quantum theory. 
650  0 Science|xHistory. 
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