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Dedication | p. v |
Acknowledgements | p. ix |
Introduction | p. 1 |
Prehistory Isaac Newton | p. 5 |
Preparing for Quantum Mechanics | p. 15 |
The Pre-Quantum Atom A Temporary Solution | p. 33 |
Max Planck The Birth of the Quantum Adventure | p. 47 |
Light Wave or Projectile? | p. 69 |
Einstein Enters the Scene | p. 79 |
Niels Bohr Introduces the Quantum into Atomic Physics | p. 95 |
Werner Heisenberg An Equation for Uncertainty | p. 109 |
Louis de Broglie Matter Waves | p. 125 |
Erwin Schrödinger Wave Mechanics | p. 133 |
Eigenstates The Theory of the Seen and Unseen | p. 149 |
Eigenstates in the Subnuclear World | p. 159 |
Paul Dirac Tying Things Together | p. 171 |
Richard Feynman The Strange Theory of Light and Matter | p. 191 |
Quantum Reality The World of the Absurd | p. 213 |
Epilogue | p. 237 |
Milestones | p. 239 |
Index | p. 243 |
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