Entertaining and accessible, this book narrates the conflict between two of the greatest intellectuals of the 20th century, Albert Einstein and Niels Bohr. After Max Planck discovered that electromagnetic radiation and the energy of light are transmitted in small packets called quanta in 1900, Bohr applied the idea to electrons, leading to the development of quantum mechanics and to the explanation of previously unexplainable experimental results. Einstein rejected Bohr's theory, and their conflict culminated at the 1927 ...
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Entertaining and accessible, this book narrates the conflict between two of the greatest intellectuals of the 20th century, Albert Einstein and Niels Bohr. After Max Planck discovered that electromagnetic radiation and the energy of light are transmitted in small packets called quanta in 1900, Bohr applied the idea to electrons, leading to the development of quantum mechanics and to the explanation of previously unexplainable experimental results. Einstein rejected Bohr's theory, and their conflict culminated at the 1927 Solway conference. This comprehensive study of years of discovery and debate is emotionally charged, exploring friendships and rivalries that survived two world wars. Ameno y asequible, este libro relata el conflicto entre dos de los grandes intelectuales del siglo XX, Albert Einstein y Niels Bohr. Despu???s del descubrimiento de Max Planck en 1900 que la radiaci???n electromagn???tica y la energ???a de luz se transmiten en peque???os paquetes llamados cuantos, Bohr aplic??? la idea a los electrones, lo cual llev??? al desarrollo de la mec???nica cu???ntica y a la explicaci???n de resultados experimentales previamente inexplicables. Einstein rechaz??? la teor???a de Bohr y el conflicto entre los dos culmin??? en la conferencia de Solway en 1927. Este estudio exhaustivo sobre a???os de descubrimiento y debate est??? emocionalmente cargado, explorando amistades y rivalidades que sobrevivieron dos guerras mundiales.
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