by John Gribbin · Touchstone · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780684863153
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«Q is for Quantum» is John Gribbin's encyclopedia of particle physics, published by Touchstone in paperback (560 pp., in English).
Alphabetical reference work on particle physics and quantum mechanics: elementary particles, interactions, and twentieth-century theoretical advances. Includes biographies of scientists and a chronology section placing quantum physics milestones alongside world history.
The first edition, published by Touchstone in February 2000, includes illustrations throughout the volume.
Aimed at a general audience interested in quantum physics and scientific reference works.
John R. Gribbin is a British science writer and astrophysicist. His subjects include quantum physics, human evolution, climate change and cosmology. He is a visiting fellow in astronomy at the University of Sussex. Best known for In Search of Schrödinger's Cat, he has also written biographies of Charles Darwin, Albert Einstein and Buddy Holly. Robert Macfarlane calls him "one of the finest and most prolific writers of popular science around."
