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The cosmic code : quantum physics as the language of nature
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The cosmic code : quantum physics as the language of nature

by Heinz R. Pagels

An accessible introduction to quantum physics and cosmology that explains complex scientific discoveries without advanced mathematics. It traces the history of modern physics, from relativity to subatomic particles, to analyse how physicists understand the universe.

Accession 30610 ISBN 0718122178 Publisher Michael Joseph
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