Just common sense, really
Chapter Topics
“If you think you understand quantum mechanics, then you don’t understand quantum mechanics”
Richard Feynman (allegedly)
And on that encouraging note . . .
Introduction
But first, a little background . . .
At the turn of the last century, … Read the rest
In 1946, Albert Einstein was in sombre mood. Gone was the euphoria of his annus mirabilis forty years earlier, when his paper on the equivalence of mass and energy was first published. Now, with Hiroshima and Nagasaki fresh in his … Read the rest
In the bustling Cairo markets of 3,000 years ago, when the earliest Egyptian pyramids were well into their second millennium, eggs were being sold pretty much as they are today, i.e. in dozens and half-dozens. The reason for this, then … Read the rest