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How the Hippies Saved Physics: Science, Counterculture, and the Quantum Revival

Contributor(s): Kaiser, David (Author)

ISBN: 9780393342314

Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company

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Pub Date: July 16, 2012

Dewey: B

Lexile Code: 0000

Features: Bibliography, Index, Price on Product - Canadian, Price on Product, Table of Contents

Target Age Group: NA to NA

Physical Info: 0.98" H x 8.27" L x 5.51" W ( 0.71 lbs) 416 pages

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Science | Physics | Quantum Theory | History

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Description: Kaiser reveals the surprising story of a group of eccentric young scientists who stood up to convention--and changed the face of modern physics.

Brief description: David Kaiser is a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he teaches in the Program in Science, Technology, and Society and the Department of Physics. He lives near Boston.

Review Quotes: It's rare to find quantum physics mentioned in the same breath with sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll...I heartily enjoyed How the Hippies Saved Physics.--John Gribbin "Wall Street Journal"

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