DownloadThe Portobello Bookshop Gift Guide 2024

David Bohm

A Life Dedicated to Understanding the Quantum World

Olival Freire Junior author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Springer Nature Switzerland AG

Published:19th Sep '20

Currently unavailable, and unfortunately no date known when it will be back

David Bohm cover

This authoritative biography addresses the life and work of the quantum physicist David Bohm. Although quantum physics is considered the soundest physical theory, its strange and paradoxical features have challenged - and continue to challenge - even the brightest thinkers. David Bohm dedicated his entire life to enhancing our understanding of quantum mysteries, in particular quantum nonlocality. His work took place at the height of the cultural/political upheaval in the 1950's, which led him to become the most notable American scientist to seek exile in the last century. The story of his life is as fascinating as his ideas on the quantum world are appealing. 

“Freire’ book is not only enriching those already interested in David Bohm and the history of quantum mechanics. It also shows what a scientific biography can do for the historical understanding of physics. The book is highly recommended.” (Christian Forstner, Physics in Perspective, Vol. 22, 2020)

ISBN: 9783030227173

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: unknown

250 pages

1st ed. 2019