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QUANTUM PHYSICSFIVE BOOKSQUANTUM MECHANICS: AN INTRODUCTIONBy Herbert L. Strauss1968 Prentice-Hall Inc.Englewood Cliffs, N.J.Trade Paperback, 192 pagesIN SEARCH OF THE BIG BANGQUANTUM PHYSICS AND COSMOLOGYBy John Gribbin1986 First PrintingBantam Books, New YorkTrade Paperback, 413 pagesIN SEARCH OF SCHRODINGER'S CATQUANTUM PHYSICS AND REALITYBy John Gribbin1984 First PrintingBantam Books, New YorkTrade Paperback, 302 pagesTHE HUNTING OF THE QUARKA True Story of Modern PhysicsBy Michael Riordan1987 Simon & Schuster/TouchstoneNew YorkTrade Paperback, 399 pagesFROM X-RAYS TO QUARKSModern Physicists and Their DiscoveriesBy Emilio Segre1980  Emilio SegreUniversity of California, BerkeleyTrade Paperback, 337 pagesQUANTUM MECHANICS: AN INTRODUCTION: Author Herbert L. Strauss was an internationally renowned spectroscopist and long-time professor of chemistry at University of California, Berkeley. Strauss used Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy to explore properties of a variety of molecules, especially n-alkanes with lengths of 5 to 40 carbon atoms. He also used Raman and neutron spectroscopy to study the rotations and vibrations of molecular hydrogen embedded in various systems. Strauss wrote the widely used textbook “Quantum Mechanics: An Introduction” and served as editor of the Annual Reviews of Physical Chemistry from 1976 to 2000. This book is out of print and difficult to find at a reasonable price.IN SEARCH OF THE BIG BANG: This second revised edition brings to an end the search for the origins of the Universe. It includes Gribbin's latest research that precisely dates its age and tells how he reached his final discovery.IN SEARCH OF SCHRODINGER'S CAT:  Quantum theory is so shocking that Einstein could not bring himself to accept it. It is so important that it provides the fundamental underpinning of all modern sciences. Without it, we'd have no nuclear power or nuclear weapons, no TV, no computers, no science of molecular biology, no understanding of DNA, no genetic engineering. In Search of Schrodinger's Cat tells the complete story of quantum mechanics, a truth stranger than any fiction. John Gribbin takes us step by step into an ever more bizarre and fascinating place, requiring only that we approach it with an open mind. He introduces the scientists who developed quantum theory. He investigates the atom, radiation, time travel, the birth of the universe, superconductors and life itself. And in a world full of its own delights, mysteries and surprises, he searches for Schrodinger's Cat - a search for quantum reality - as he brings every reader to a clear understanding of the most important area of scientific study today - quantum physics. In Search of Schrodinger's Cat is a fascinating and delightful introduction to the strange world of the quantum - an essential element in understanding today's world. THE HUNTING OF THE QUARK: Shows how modern physicists, with the aid of powerful particle chambers, were able to establish the existence of the quark, the particle inside the proton and neutron components of the atom's nucleus.FROM X-RAYS TO QUARKS: A leading figure in twentieth-century physics offers impressions and recollections of the field's development. Nobel Laureate Emilio Segrè (1905–89) knew and worked with many of modern physics' preeminent scientists. In this simple but elegant history, he offers compelling views not only of the milestones of scientific discovery but also the personalities involved—their attitudes and politics as well as their trials and triumphs. Highlights include a profile of Albert Einstein, from his unconventional youth to his role as science's elder statesman; the wonder year of 1932, which witnessed the discoveries of the neutron, positron, and deuterium; and the first steps in building particle accelerators.A student and colleague of Enrico Fermi, Segrè made numerous important contributions to nuclear physics, including participation in the Manhattan Project. Segrè is further renowned for his narrative skills as a historian.Books are in Good to Very Good condition, some with cover wear.