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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

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
Creator
Contributor
Subject
Genre
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
  • Physicists
  • Quantum theory
  • Counterculture
Target audience
adult
Label
How the hippies saved physics : science, counterculture, and the quantum revival, David Kaiser
Instantiates
Publication
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
Label
How the hippies saved physics : science, counterculture, and the quantum revival, David Kaiser
Publication
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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