The Age of Entanglement: When Quantum Physics Was Reborn

The Age of Entanglement: When Quantum Physics Was Reborn

In The Age of Entanglement, Louisa Gilder brings to life one of the pivotal debates in twentieth century physics. In 1935, Albert Einstein famously showed that, according to the quantum theory, separated particles could act as if intimately connectedâ€“a phenomenon which he derisively described as â€œspooky action at a distance.â€ In that same year, Erwin SchrÃ¶dinger christened this correlation â€œentanglement.â€ Yet its existence was mostly ignored until 1964, when the Irish physicist John Bell demonstrated just how strange this entanglement really was. Drawing on the papers, letters, and memoirs of the twentieth centuryâ€™s greatest physicists, Gilder both humanizes and dramatizes the story by employing the scientistsâ€™ own words in imagined face-to-face dialogues. The result is a richly illuminating exploration of one of the most exciting concepts of quantum physics.
Country USA
Brand Vintage
Manufacturer Vintage
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 9781400095261
Color Silver
ReleaseDate 2009-11-10
UnitCount 1
Format Illustrated
EANs 9781400095261

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