Black-Body Theory and the Quantum Discontinuity, 1894-1912

Black-Body Theory and the Quantum Discontinuity, 1894-1912
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Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Total Pages : 400
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ISBN-10 : 9780226458007
ISBN-13 : 0226458008
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Download or read book Black-Body Theory and the Quantum Discontinuity, 1894-1912 written by Thomas S. Kuhn and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 1987-01-15 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A masterly assessment of the way the idea of quanta of radiation became part of 20th-century physics. . . . The book not only deals with a topic of importance and interest to all scientists, but is also a polished literary work, described (accurately) by one of its original reviewers as a scientific detective story."—John Gribbin, New Scientist "Every scientist should have this book."—Paul Davies, New Scientist


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