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Uncertainty and the Quantum Revolution

By Derek Kaufman (Editor), Neil deGrasse Tyson (Foreword by), Janna Levin (Contribution by), Peter Galison (Contribution by), Hannah Marcus (Contribution by), David Kaiser (Contribution by), Arati Prabhakar (Contribution by), Michael Gordin (Contribution by)
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By Derek Kaufman (Editor), Neil deGrasse Tyson (Foreword by), Janna Levin (Contribution by), Peter Galison (Contribution by), Hannah Marcus (Contribution by), David Kaiser (Contribution by), Arati Prabhakar (Contribution by), Michael Gordin (Contribution by)
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Essays examining the evolution of scientific understanding on the one hundredth anniversary of quantum mechanics.

A century ago, physics was upended by a small group of brilliant scientists. Uncertainty and the Quantum Revolution traces the fifty-year transformation, from 1895 to 1945, that shattered the predictability of the clockwork universe and gave rise to a new understanding of nature, one governed by probability rather than certainty. The 137 items in this Grolier Club publication inc...