by Étienne Klein · Flammarion · tapa blanda · ISBN 9782081227019
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«Petit voyage dans le monde des quanta» is Étienne Klein's popular science essay, published by Flammarion in paperback (193 pages, in French).
It explains how quantum physics, born in 1905, forced Einstein, Bohr, Heisenberg and Schrödinger to rethink determinism and the relationship between observer and reality. It analyzes quantum formalism and its interpretations since the 1920s, and reviews applications such as the laser, quantum cryptography and teleportation.
It belongs to the Champs sciences collection, number 557. Its author holds a doctorate in philosophy of science and directs the CEA's Laboratory for Research on the Sciences of Matter.
Aimed at readers interested in the history of science and the foundations of contemporary physics, with a popularizing approach.
Étienne Klein is a French physicist and philosopher of science. A graduate of École Centrale Paris, he holds a DEA in theoretical physics, as well as a Ph.D. in philosophy of science and an accreditation to supervise research (HDR).
