Description |
xviii, 254 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 223-244) and index. |
Contents |
Frontier law -- Living with uncertainty -- Mount Newton -- Water, ice, and vapor -- Schrodinger's cat -- The quantum computer -- Vin Klitzing -- I solved it at dinner -- The nuclear family -- The fabric of space-time -- Carnival of the baubles -- The dark side of protection -- Principles of life -- Star warriors -- Picnic table in the sun -- The emergent age. |
Subject |
Physics -- Popular works.
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ISBN |
046503828X (hardcover : alk. paper) |
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