Black-Body Theory and the Quantum Discontinuity, 1894-1912 (Paperback, New edition)


"A masterly assessment of the way the idea of quanta of radiation became part of 20th-century physics. . . . The book not only deals with a topic of importance and interest to all scientists, but is also a polished literary work, described (accurately) by one of its original reviewers as a scientific detective story."--John Gribbin, "New Scientist"
"Every scientist should have this book."--Paul Davies, "New Scientist"

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"A masterly assessment of the way the idea of quanta of radiation became part of 20th-century physics. . . . The book not only deals with a topic of importance and interest to all scientists, but is also a polished literary work, described (accurately) by one of its original reviewers as a scientific detective story."--John Gribbin, "New Scientist"
"Every scientist should have this book."--Paul Davies, "New Scientist"

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Imprint

University of Chicago Press

Country of origin

United States

Release date

1987

Availability

Expected to ship within 12 - 17 working days

First published

1987

Authors

Dimensions

156 x 229 x 30mm (L x W x T)

Format

Paperback

Pages

398

Edition

New edition

ISBN-13

978-0-226-45800-7

Barcode

9780226458007

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LSN

0-226-45800-8



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