Description
As a young science fiction fan, physicist James Kakalios marveled at the future predicted in the pulp magazines, comics, and films of the '50s and '60s. By 2010, he was sure we'd have flying cars and jetpacks. But what we ended up with-laptop computers, MRI machines, Blu-ray players, and dozens of other real-life marvels-are even more fantastic. In The Amazing Story of Quantum Mechanics, he explains why the development of quantum mechanics enabled our amazing present day.
In his trademark style, Kakalios uses pop culture examples- everything from the graphic novel Watchmen to schlock horror movies of the '50s-to elucidate some of the most complex science there is. And he brings to life the groundbreaking scientists whose discoveries made our present life possible. Along the way, he dispels the misconception that quantum mechanics is unknowable by mere mortals. It's not magic; it's science
Author: James Kakalios
Publisher: Avery Publishing Group
Published: 11/01/2011
Pages: 336
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.87lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.90d
ISBN13: 9781592406722
ISBN10: 1592406726
BISAC Categories:
- Science | Physics | Quantum Theory
- Technology & Engineering | Inventions
- Science | History
About the Author
James Kakalios is a professor in the School of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Minnesota, where he has taught since 1988, and where his class Everything I Needed to Know About Physics I Learned from Reading Comic Books is a popular freshman seminar. He received his Ph.D. in 1985 from the University of Chicago, and has been reading comic books for much longer.