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Scrooge's Cryptic Carol: Visions of Energy, Time, and Quantum Nature

by Robert Gilmore

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When the destination sign on Scrooges train reads "HEAT DEATH" instead of "HEATHROW," when his dead partner Marleys face appears as a talking head in a department store TV, and when the street lights outside his flat begin acting strangely, it is a sign of a bad night to come. Like his famous ancestor, the modern Scrooge is about to be visited by ghosts. But its not his hard heart that needs opening; its his closed mind. Physicist Robert Gilmore, author of the popular Alice in Quantumland, presents here a delightful takeoff, where the three visitations represent Science Past, Present and Future. For everyone who wants a playful, painless yet surprisingly sophisticated introduction to the ideas of modern physics, this is a brilliant tour de force and a charming read.

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When the destination sign on Scrooges train reads HEAT DEATH instead of HEATHROW, when his dead partner Marleys face appears as a talking head in a department store TV, and when the street lights outside his flat begin acting strangely, it is a sign of a bad night to come. Like his famous ancestor, the modern Scrooge is about to be visited by ghosts. But its not his hard heart that needs opening; its his closed mind. Physicist Robert Gilmore, author of the popular Alice in Quantumland, presents here a delightful takeoff, where the three visitations represent Science Past, Present and Future. For everyone who wants a playful, painless yet surprisingly sophisticated introduction to the ideas of modern physics, this is a brilliant tour de force and a charming read.
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ISBN:
9780387948003
Author:
Gilmore, Robert
Publisher:
Copernicus Books
Author:
Gilmore, R. S.
Location:
New York, NY, USA :
Subject:
Fiction
Subject:
Science
Subject:
Physics
Subject:
Fantastic fiction
Subject:
Quantum Theory
Subject:
Fantasy fiction
Subject:
Scrooge, ebenezer (fictitious character)
Subject:
Quantum theory -- Fiction.
Subject:
Science -- History -- Fiction.
Subject:
Didactic fiction
Subject:
Scrooge, Ebenezer
Subject:
History
Subject:
Quantum physics.
Subject:
Quantum Information Technology, Spintronics
Subject:
Physics-General
Copyright:
1996
Edition Number:
1
Edition Description:
Book
Series Volume:
v. 1300
Publication Date:
19960829
Binding:
HARDCOVER
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Y
Pages:
262
Dimensions:
235 x 155 mm 1220 gr
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"Synopsis" by , When the destination sign on Scrooges train reads HEAT DEATH instead of HEATHROW, when his dead partner Marleys face appears as a talking head in a department store TV, and when the street lights outside his flat begin acting strangely, it is a sign of a bad night to come. Like his famous ancestor, the modern Scrooge is about to be visited by ghosts. But its not his hard heart that needs opening; its his closed mind. Physicist Robert Gilmore, author of the popular Alice in Quantumland, presents here a delightful takeoff, where the three visitations represent Science Past, Present and Future. For everyone who wants a playful, painless yet surprisingly sophisticated introduction to the ideas of modern physics, this is a brilliant tour de force and a charming read.
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