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Orzel, Chad, author.
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Physics -- Popular works.
Physics -- Humor.
Quantum theory -- Popular works.
Quantum theory -- Humor.
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Breakfast with Einst...
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Breakfast with Einstein : the exotic physics of everyday objects / Chad Orzel.
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Orzel, Chad, author.
Dallas, TX : BenBella Books, Inc., [2018]
Subjects
Physics -- Popular works.
Physics -- Humor.
Quantum theory -- Popular works.
Quantum theory -- Humor.
ISBN:
9781946885357 (paperback : alk. paper) :
1946885355 (paperback : alk. paper)
Description:
xv, 255 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Contents:
Sunrise: the fundamental interactions -- The heating element: Planck's desperate trick -- Digital photos: the patent clerk's heuristic -- The alarm clock: the football player's atom -- The internet: a solution in search of a problem -- The sense of smell: chemistry by exclusion -- Solid objects: the energy of uncertainty -- Computer chips: the internet is for Schr©œdinger's cats -- Magnets: how the h*ck do they work? -- Smoke detector: Mr. Gamow's escape -- Encryption: a final brilliant mistake -- Conclusion.
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Orzel, author of How to Teach Quantum Physics to Your Dog, explores how quantum connects with everyday reality, and offers engaging, layperson-level explanations of the mind-bending ideas central to modern physics.--
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