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UncertaintyDavid Lindley

Uncertainty

2007272 pages
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The more precisely the position is determined, the less precisely the momentum is known in this instant, and vice versa.--Werner HeisenbergThat God would choose to play dice with the world is something I cannot believe.--Albert EinsteinNothing exists until it is measured.--Neils BohrThe remarkable story of a startling scientific idea that ignited a battle among the greatest minds of the twentieth century and profoundly influenced intellectual inquiry in fields ranging from physics to literary criticism, anthropology and journalismIn 1927, the young German physicist Werner Heisenberg…

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3 editions
  • Paperback · English · 2008
    Anchor · 272 pages · 9781400079964
  • Ebook · English · 2008
    Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group · 9780307389480
  • Other · English · 2007
    Doubleday · 272 pages · 9780385515061
Heisenberg uncertainty principleSciencePhilosophyNonfictionPhysicsPhysics, philosophyNew York Times reviewed