The Quantum Age: How the Physics of the Very Small has Transformed Our Lives

ISBN-13: 9781848318465 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 288 str.

Brian Clegg

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The Stone Age, the Iron Age, and the steam and electrical ages all saw the reach of humankind transformed by new technology. Now we are living in the Quantum Age, a revolution in everyday life led by our understanding of the very, very small.Quantum physics account for 30 percent of American GDP and are at the heart of every electronic device; every smartphone and laser we use.Acclaimed popular science author Brian Clegg brings his trademark clarity and enthusiasm to a book that will give the world around you a new sense of wonder.