TITLE:
Thirty years that shook physics : the story of quantum theory / George Gamow ; illustrations by the author.
Publication Date:
1985, 1966
Publication Information:
New York : Dover Publications,
Physical Description:
xiv, 224 p., [9] p. of plates : ill., ports.
Bibliography Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:
Entertaining, rigorous introduction to the development of Quantum Theory traces its history--from Max Planck's revolutionary discovery of quanta and Niels Bohr's model of the atom to anti-particles, mesons, and Enrico Fermi's nuclear research. Numerous line drawings.
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780486248950
