The Strange Story of the Quantum

Introduces to the lay reader the concepts of Quantum Physics. Bohr's concept of energy levels in the atom; Pauli's exclusion principle, de Broglie's wave theory, Shroedinger's wave equation, Heisenberg's uncertainty principle, and more. Uses analogies, examples and imaginative insights in place of complex equations. xi+285 pages, illustrations, tables, index. Current print of an edition first published in 1958.