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Uncertainty: Einstein, Heisenberg, Bohr, and the Struggle for the Soul of Science
by David Lindley
from Anchor

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• A Scientific History for Quantum
  David Lindley's 2008 256-page paperback "Uncertainty" presents the modern "struggle for the soul of science". This is an informative read explaining the origins for postmodern science's withdrawal from quantum theory.
  Lindley here brings to the table a historical analysis of nuclear physics and atomic physics. He reviews the principal players in this drama (Brown, Darwin, the Curies, Plank, Einstein, Bohr, Heisenberg, and many more). The book considers Brownian movement, Einsteinian relativity,... more info

• Disturbing Uncertainties
  An excellent review of the panoply of human life: its genius; its foibles. Anyone who imagines scientists are some sort of sacred band, far, far above us, the humble 'serfs' of the planet will see in this book that even the most celebrated, most intelligent scientist has feet of clay. (Or at least a toe or two are of clay.)
  At another level, the author brings us into the disturbing world of sub-atomic phenomena while exploring the mysteries of the broad universe. Having an extensive background in... more info

• terrific read, short on physics
  More entertaining than scientific, maybe that's the way it must be to garner a wide readership, but I would have liked more physics. Still, I have to admit this is the first book I remember reading twice in a row, with a short side trip to my modern physics textbook (confession: I have a degree in engineering and applied physics)inbetween. The author pretty much ignores Max Planck's contributions, mentioning them in context again & again without ever telling us what he did to begin with. But, don't... more info

• amuse and interesting
  Lindlye introduce us in the very central point of Physics, the large and controversial discovering of the duality of matter. Amusement and interesting, he made simple the very difficult questions of understanding.

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