This book by Nobel laureate Frank Wilczek is a fascinating and frank discussion of the current understanding and developments in subparticle physics and quantum mechanics. Although, the subject matter sounds challenging the approach Dr. Wilczek takes is both easy to follow and charming. His writing style is quirky and accessible, covering a wide variety of topics in quantum mechanics, without ever requiring you to take out a pen and paper. The work is contextualized with historical tidbits and insight full reflections from Dr. Wilczek on how he and his peers came to make their contributes to the quantum mechanical model of the atom and what implications their accomplishments mean for our understanding of the universe. (image from Amazon.ca)
This book by Nobel laureate Frank Wilczek is a fascinating and frank discussion of the current understanding and developments in subparticle physics and quantum mechanics. Although, the subject matter sounds challenging the approach Dr. Wilczek takes is both easy to follow and charming. His writing style is quirky and accessible, covering a wide variety of topics in quantum mechanics, without ever requiring you to take out a pen and paper. The work is contextualized with historical tidbits and insight full reflections from Dr. Wilczek on how he and his peers came to make their contributes to the quantum mechanical model of the atom and what implications their accomplishments mean for our understanding of the universe. (image from Amazon.ca)