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David kaiser is a professor at the massachusetts institute of technology, where he teaches in the program in science, technology, and society and the department of physics. Science, counterculture, and the quantum revival by david kaiser available from rakuten kobo. In the 1970s, eccentric young scientists challenged convention and reenergized modern physics. The surprising story of eccentric young scientists who stood up to conventionand changed the face of modern physics. Winner, davis prize from the history of science society best book in the field aimed at a general audience. For physicists, the 1970s were a time of stagnation. A lively and entertaining cinderella story, how the hippies saved physics takes us to a time when only the unlikeliest heroes could break the science world out of its rut. Science, counterculture, and the quantum revival excerpt this book excerpt traces the history of quantum information theory and the colorful and famous physicists.
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