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The atom and the apple : twelve tales from contemporary physics /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Balibar, Sébastien
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2008]
Subjects:
Physics > Popular works.
Table of Contents:
  • A few apples to sink your teeth into
  • Black night
  • My cousin the leek
  • I am radioactive
  • Einstein, the flute, and quantum dew
  • Is my table quantum?
  • The power of words
  • Crystals and glasses
  • God, helium, and universality
  • Cyclists and butterflies
  • Other apples
  • From pianos to the sun
  • I speak English
  • What don't I know?.