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BL
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| Record Number
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711836
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b534025
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| Main Entry
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Baggott, J. E.
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| Title & Author
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The quantum story : : a history in 40 moments /\ Jim Baggott.
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| Publication Statement
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Oxford [England] ;New York :: Oxford University Press,, 2011.
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| Page. NO
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xix, 469 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates :: illustrations ;; 24 cm
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| ISBN
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0199566844 (hbk. : alk. paper)
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: 9780199566846 (hbk. : alk. paper)
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 441-447) and index.
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| Abstract
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Jim Baggott tells the story of quantum theory through 40 key moments in its history, from the hints of trouble in 1900 to the hunt for the Higgs particle at CERN today.
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| Subject
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Quantum theory-- History.
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| Dewey Classification
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530.12/09
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| LC Classification
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QC173.98.B34 2011
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