The Age of Entanglement: When Quantum Physics Was Reborn 基本信息 Series: Vintage Format:Paperback / softback 443 pages, Illustrations, black and white Publisher:Random House USA Inc Imprint:Vintage Books ISBN:9781400095261 Published:10 Nov 2009 Weight:388g Dimensions:131 x 203 x 28 (mm) 页面参数仅供参考，具体以实物为准 书籍简介 这是一部属于量子力学的“小说”，物理学巨匠们是故事的主角 论文、信件、回忆录和独家采访，变成电影情节，勾勒一个个天才的跌宕人生和波澜壮阔的量子物理学发展史 《纽约时报》年度优秀图书 《自然》杂志倾力推荐 作者以二十世纪最伟大的物理学家们的论文、信件和回忆录为基础，通过历史调查和想象力，让他们用自己的语言“对话”。这些或真实或略带虚构的故事情节既人性化又戏剧化。我们将看到玻 ... 展开完整描述 ▼
The Age of Entanglement: When Quantum Physics Was Reborn
基本信息
Series: Vintage
Format:Paperback / softback 443 pages, Illustrations, black and white
Publisher:Random House USA Inc
Imprint:Vintage Books
ISBN:9781400095261
Published:10 Nov 2009
Weight:388g
Dimensions:131 x 203 x 28 (mm)
页面参数仅供参考，具体以实物为准
书籍简介
这是一部属于量子力学的“小说”，物理学巨匠们是故事的主角
论文、信件、回忆录和 独家 采访，变成电影情节，勾勒一个个天才的跌宕人生和波澜壮阔的量子物理学发展史
《纽约时报》年度优秀图书
《自然》杂志倾力推荐
作者以二十世纪最伟大的物理学家们的论文、信件和回忆录为基础，通过历史调查和想象力，让他们用自己的语言“对话”。这些或真实或略带虚构的故事情节既人性化又戏剧化。我们将看到玻尔和爱因斯坦的思想碰撞，海森堡和保利决定追寻奥秘，薛定谔和德布罗意如何为后人铺平了道路，贝尔的研究为何值得重新思考，费曼以其独特的雄辩力向同时代的人发起挑战……这些伟大人物的碰撞正如同量子“纠缠”，在时间与空间中勾勒出他们真实的生活状态，他们对科学研究的热情，以及他们的伟大思想。本书以独特的叙事风格描绘了量子物理学从理论初建到量子计算机探索这百年的发展史，故事中生动的对话、细节使得这段历史顿时变得鲜活起来。
In The Age of Entanglement, Louisa Gilder brings to life one of the pivotal debates in twentieth century physics. In 1935, Albert Einstein famously showed that, according to the quantum theory, separated particles could act as if intimately connected–a phenomenon which he derisively described as “spooky action at a distance.” In that same year, Erwin Schrödinger christened this correlation “entanglement.” Yet its existence was mostly ignored until 1964, when the Irish physicist John Bell demonstrated just how strange this entanglement really was. Drawing on the papers, letters, and memoirs of the twentieth century’s greatest physicists, Gilder both humanizes and dramatizes the story by employing the scientists’ own words in imagined face-to-face dialogues. The result is a richly illuminating exploration of one of the most exciting concepts of quantum physics.
“Captivating. . . . A movingly human and surprisingly accessible picture of the unveiling of the quantum universe. . . . Admirably lucid.” —Chicago Tribune
“A sparkling, original book. . . . Gilder brings the reader into a mix of ideas and personalities handled with a verve reminiscent of Jeremy Berstein’s scientific portraits in The New Yorker. . . . What had been for generations a story of theoretical malcontents now intrigues spooks and start-ups. All this radiates from Louisa Gilder’s story. Quantum physics lives.” —The New York Times Book Review
“Highly entertaining. . . . Hard to put down. . . . Grippingly readable. . . . Gilder is a fine storyteller who brings to life one of the great scientific adventures of our time.” —American Scientist
“[A] fascinating yarn. . . . For anyone who wants to understand the human angle of modern physics and separate quirks from quarks, this is your book.” —The Providence Journal (A Best Book of 2008)
“A witty, charming, and accurate account of the history of that bugaboo of physics–quantum entanglement . . . There are many books out there on the history or foundations of quantum mechanics. Some are more technical, others more historical, but none take the unique approach that Gilder has–to focus on the quantum weirdness of entanglement itself as her book’s unifying them and to present it in an inviting and accessible way . . . Delightful.” —Science
“Astonishing. . . . The courage and even audacity of a nonscientist to investigate the evolution of ideas about the most esoteric aspects of quantum physics are truly remarkable. . . . Gilder is a phenomenal writer.” —Charleston Post & Courier
“A welcome addition to the genre. . . . [Gilder’s] book really shines . . . [She] proves that the neglected last fifty years of quantum mechanics is . . . full of brilliant, quirky personalities and mind-bending discoveries. . . . She is a very compelling writer, and she clearly understands what makes science exciting and science history interesting.” —ScientificBlogging.com
“The clearest and most intriguing history of the manner in which the scientific method continues to advance knowledge. An amazing story.” —Sacramento News & Review
“A delightfully unconventional history. . . . Especially enjoyable are the portraits of the less famous physicists . . . Gilder has done her homework.” —Nature
“[Gilder] displays an ability to capture a personality in a few words.” —The Washington Post
“An admirable, unexpected book, historically sound and seamlessly constructed, that transports those of us who do not understand quantum mechanics into the lives and thoughts of those who did.” —George Dyson, author of Darwin Among the Machines
“Louisa Gilder disentangles the story of entanglement with such narrative panache, such poetic verve and such metaphorical precision that for a moment I almost thought I understood quantum mechanics.” —Matt Ridley, author of Genome
作者简介
路易莎·吉尔德（Louisa Gilder），专业作家，出生于美国马萨诸塞州的提林厄姆市。2000年毕业于达特茅斯学院。曾在加利福尼亚州从事专业写作工作，后回到家乡开始撰写本书，本书是她的第一部长篇作品。
Louisa Gilder was born in Tyringham, Massachusetts, and graduated from Dartmouth College in 2000. This is her first book.
