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Taming the Atom: : The Emergence of the Visible Microworld
Taming the Atom The Emergence of the Visible Microworld Author:Hans Christian Von Baeyer, Hans Christian Von Baeyer Fascinating, accessible study recounts the process of discovey, from the atomism of the Greeks to the quantum revolutions of the 1920s and the theories and conjectures of today. Topics cover the components of the atom, quantum mechanics, the atomic landscape, atoms in isolation, quantum reality and more. "Lucid and entertaining."—The New Y... more »ork Times Book Review.« less