Uncertainty and the Quantum Revolution (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781605831282)

Vendor: Derek Kaufman
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Uncertainty and the Quantum Revolution

$40.00

Uncertainty and the Quantum Revolution

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Format: Hardcover
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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 include landmark books, autograph manuscripts, inscribed offprints, and signed letters exchanged among collaborators and rivals, with foundational works reaching back to the first printed edition of Euclid in 1482. Together, they follow the path from X-rays, radioactivity, and relativity to quantum mechanics, nuclear energy, and computing, showing how a few strange equations unlocked the technologies that shape modern life.

Foreword by Neil deGrasse Tyson.

Essays by Ivan Amato, Ryan Dahn, Peter Galison, Michael D. Gordin, David Kaiser, Derek Kaufman, Janna Levin, David Lindley, Hannah Marcus, Arati Prabhakar, Maria Rentetzi, Suman Seth, Alex Wellerstein, and Benjamin Wilson.



Author: Derek Kaufman
ISBN-10: 160583128X
ISBN-13: 9781605831282
Publisher: Grolier Club
Language: English
Published: 01/05/2027
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.00lbs
By Derek Kaufman
By Derek Kaufman
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Derek Kaufman has assembled one of the world's leading collections of rare books and manuscripts on the history of math and science over the past twenty years. Uncertainty and the Quantum Revolution is his second major exhibition; he curated Small Steps, Giant Leaps at Harvard's Houghton Library in 2019, celebrating the fiftieth anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing.

Kaufman is Founder and CEO of Inclusive Abundance, a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization focused on building a more abundant future through policy innovation. His prior career in finance included serving as Head of Global Fixed Income at the hedge fund Citadel and as Global Head of Fixed Income in the Proprietary Positioning Business at JPMorgan Chase. He is a graduate of Harvard College, where he received his bachelor's degree in Applied Math/Economics.

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