

The Amazing Story of Quantum Mechanics
A Math-Free Exploration of the Science That Made Our World
Author: James Kakalios
Narrator: Peter Berkrot
Unabridged: 9 hr 24 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Tantor Media
Published: 10/14/2010
Categories: Nonfiction, Science, Physics, Social Science, Popular Culture Studies
Includes:
Bonus Material
Synopsis
The book begins with an overview of speculative science fiction, beginning with Jules Verne and progressing through the space adventure comic books of the 1950s. Using the example of Dr. Manhattan from the graphic novel and film Watchmen, Kakalios explains the fundamentals of quantum mechanics and describes nuclear energy via the hilarious portrayals of radioactivity and its effects in the movies and comic books of the 1950s. Finally, he shows how future breakthroughs will make possible ever more advanced medical diagnostic devices—and perhaps even power stations on the moon that can beam their power to Earth.