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The Cosmic Code:

Quantum Physics As the Language of Nature
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Bantam, 1983 - Science - 333 pages
Traces the development of the quantum theory, explains current understanding of the origin and structure of matter, and shows how scientists discover physical laws

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Pagels' work is probably one of the best layperson introduction to both interpreting and understanding Quantum Mechanics. The most remarkable part of this book is the description of Bell's Inequality ...

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A good primer on quantum physics (from the early eighties) but I found some of his analogies clunky. Read full review

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Contents

The Last Classical Physicist
3
Inventing General Relativity
24
The First Quantum Physicists
46
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Heinz R. Pagels
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TitleThe Cosmic Code: Quantum Physics As the Language of Nature
Pelican books
A Bantam new age book
AuthorHeinz R. Pagels
Editionreprint
PublisherBantam, 1983
ISBN0553246259, 9780553246254
Length333 pages
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