The Dreams That Stuff Is Made of: The Most Astounding Papers of Quantum Physics--And How They Shook the Scientific World

by Stephen Hawking

Book Overview

"God does not play dice with the universe." So said Albert Einstein in response to the first discoveries that launched quantum physics, as they suggested a random universe that seemed to violate the laws of common sense. This 20th-century scientific revolution completely shattered Newtonian laws, inciting a crisis of thought that challenged scientists to think differently about matter and subatomic particles.The Dreams That Stuff Is Made Of...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0762434341
• ISBN13: 9780762434343
• Release Date: October 2011
• Publisher: Running Press Adult
• Length: 1071 Pages
• Weight: 3.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.1" x 6.4" x 9.1"