The Resource How the hippies saved physics : science, counterculture, and the quantum revival, David Kaiser
How the hippies saved physics : science, counterculture, and the quantum revival, David Kaiser
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The item How the hippies saved physics : science, counterculture, and the quantum revival, David Kaiser represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Evanston Public Library.
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- Summary
- Describes how a quirky band of misfit science students at Berkeley in the 1970s altered the course of modern physics while studying quantum theory alongside Eastern mysticism and psychic mind reading while lounging in hot tubs and dabbling with LSD
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First edition
- Extent
- xxvi, 372 pages
- Contents
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- "Shut up and calculate"
- "Spooky actions at a distance"
- Entanglements
- From [Phi] to Psi
- New patrons, new forums
- Spreading (and selling) the word
- Zen and the art of textbook publishing
- Fringe?!
- From FLASH to quantum encryption
- The roads from Berkeley
- Ideas and institutions in the quantum revival
- Isbn
- 9780393076363
- Label
- How the hippies saved physics : science, counterculture, and the quantum revival
- Title
- How the hippies saved physics
- Title remainder
- science, counterculture, and the quantum revival
- Statement of responsibility
- David Kaiser
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Describes how a quirky band of misfit science students at Berkeley in the 1970s altered the course of modern physics while studying quantum theory alongside Eastern mysticism and psychic mind reading while lounging in hot tubs and dabbling with LSD
- Biography type
- collective biography
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Kaiser, David
- Dewey number
- 530.092/279467
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- QC15
- LC item number
- .K26 2011
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
- Fundamental Fysiks Group (Berkeley, Calif.)
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Physicists
- Quantum theory
- Counterculture
- Target audience
- adult
- Label
- How the hippies saved physics : science, counterculture, and the quantum revival, David Kaiser
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 285-359) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- "Shut up and calculate" -- "Spooky actions at a distance" -- Entanglements -- From [Phi] to Psi -- New patrons, new forums -- Spreading (and selling) the word -- Zen and the art of textbook publishing -- Fringe?! -- From FLASH to quantum encryption -- The roads from Berkeley -- Ideas and institutions in the quantum revival
- Dimensions
- 25 cm.
- Edition
- First edition
- Extent
- xxvi, 372 pages
- Isbn
- 9780393076363
- Isbn Type
- (hc.)
- Lccn
- 2010053415
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
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- (OCoLC)ocn668194856
- (Sirsi) o668194856
- (OCoLC)668194856
- Label
- How the hippies saved physics : science, counterculture, and the quantum revival, David Kaiser
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 285-359) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- "Shut up and calculate" -- "Spooky actions at a distance" -- Entanglements -- From [Phi] to Psi -- New patrons, new forums -- Spreading (and selling) the word -- Zen and the art of textbook publishing -- Fringe?! -- From FLASH to quantum encryption -- The roads from Berkeley -- Ideas and institutions in the quantum revival
- Dimensions
- 25 cm.
- Edition
- First edition
- Extent
- xxvi, 372 pages
- Isbn
- 9780393076363
- Isbn Type
- (hc.)
- Lccn
- 2010053415
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
-
- (OCoLC)ocn668194856
- (Sirsi) o668194856
- (OCoLC)668194856
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