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The Dreams That Stuff Is Made Of: The Most Astounding Papers of Quantum Physics--and How They Shook the Scientific World Hardcover – October 25, 2011

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"God does not play dice with the universe." So said Albert Einstein in response to the first discoveries that launched quantum physics, as they suggested a random universe that seemed to violate the laws of common sense. This 20th-century scientific revolution completely shattered Newtonian laws, inciting a crisis of thought that challenged scientists to think differently about matter and subatomic particles.The Dreams That Stuff Is Made Of compiles the essential works from the scientists who sparked the paradigm shift that changed the face of physics forever, pushing our understanding of the universe on to an entirely new level of comprehension. Gathered in this anthology is the scholarship that shocked and befuddled the scientific world, including works by Niels Bohr, Max Planck, Werner Heisenberg, Max Born, Erwin Schrodinger, J. Robert Oppenheimer, Richard Feynman, as well as an introduction by today's most celebrated scientist, Stephen Hawking.
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    October 25, 2011
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“Experts will relish these paradigm-shifting concepts…physicists will find it a joy. For them the title is well chosen.”

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Stephen Hawking was one of the most highly celebrated and recognized scientists who has ever lived. He first came to mainstream prominence with the publication of A Brief History of Time, and followed with a second triumph, The Universe in a Nutshell, and most recently, The Grand Design. The media has called Hawking "the most intelligent man in the world today" and "the scientific heir to Einstein, Newton, and Galileo." He lived in Cambridge, England.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Running Press Adult; First Edition (October 25, 2011)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 1088 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0762434341
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0762434343
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 3.5 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.5 x 2.25 x 9.5 inches
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Stephen Hawking's ability to make science understandable and compelling to a lay audience was established with the publication of his first book, A Brief History of Time, which has sold nearly 10 million copies in 40 languages. Hawking has authored or participated in the creation of numerous other popular science books, including The Universe in a Nutshell, A Briefer History of Time, On the Shoulders of Giants, The Illustrated On the Shoulders of Giants, and George's Secret Key to the Universe.

(Stephen William Hawking; Oxford, Reino Unido, 8 de Enero de 1942 - Cambridge, 14 de marzo de 2018) Físico teórico británico. A pesar de sus discapacidades físicas y de las progresivas limitaciones impuestas por la enfermedad degenerativa que padecía, Stephen William Hawking es probablemente el físico más conocido entre el gran público desde los tiempos de Einstein. Luchador y triunfador, a lo largo de toda su vida logró sortear la inmensidad de impedimentos que le planteó el mal de Lou Gehrig, una esclerosis lateral amiotrófica que le aquejaba desde que tenía 20 años. Hawking es, sin duda, un ejemplo particular de vitalidad y resistencia frente al infortunio del destino.

Fue miembro de la Real Sociedad de Londres, de la Academia Pontificia de las Ciencias y de la Academia Nacional de Ciencias de Estados Unidos. Fue titular de la Cátedra Lucasiana de Matemáticas (Lucasian Chair of Mathematics) de la Universidad de Cambridge desde 1979 hasta su jubilación en 2009. Entre las numerosas distinciones que le han sido concedidas, Hawking ha sido honrado con doce doctorados honoris causa y ha sido galardonado con la Orden del Imperio Británico (grado CBE) en 1982, el Premio Príncipe de Asturias de la Concordia en 1989, la Medalla Copley en 2006, la Medalla de la Libertad en 2009 y el Premio Fundación BBVA Fronteras del Conocimiento en 2015.

Alcanzó éxitos de ventas con sus trabajos divulgativos sobre Ciencia, en los que discute sobre sus propias teorías y la cosmología en general; estos incluyen A Brief History of Time, que estuvo en la lista de best-sellers del The Sunday Times británico durante 237 semanas.

La Editorial Alvi Books le dedicó, como tributo y reconocimiento, este espacio en Amazon en 2016.

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Nicholas Teague
5.0 out of 5 stars equations
Reviewed in the United States on January 31, 2019
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Lots of reviews point out the errors in equations. Almost too glaring of an oversight that the first equation of the first paper (by Einstein no less) had glaring errors that would be obvious even to a lay person, left me wondering if that error in particular could even be an intentional signal by the authors not to take for granted the entirety of the content. I could be reading too much into it though.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A collection of classics
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Mostly I like seeing what papers Professor Hawking included in his collection and which papers he didn't. The best way to wrap your head around physical interpretations of mathematical discoveries is to read originals. Putting complex math into common language is a huge challenge and Schrodinger, Bohr, Dirac, Weyl and Born were all gifted writers. I will re-read and enjoy this book until I can no longer hold it up. Thanks.
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Patricia Sakai
5.0 out of 5 stars Knowledge is Powerful
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Yearning for a deeper understanding of physics and cosmology I chose to read all of Stephen Hawkings books. Though sometimes simplistic in nature I found this book extremely useful to read. If you’re interested in learning about our universe and want to examine different theories regarding the existence of the galaxy, planets and general theories of relativity you’ll enjoy this book!!!
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Darby A. Gray
3.0 out of 5 stars Even HAWKING is "hawking"... books, that is...
Reviewed in the United States on November 6, 2015
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After I got into the the text, I was surprised to find that Stephen Hawking would lend his name to this publication . It appears to be a "boot-leg" computer-scanned-and-translated reproduction of a collection of historically significant quantum physics papers gleaned from the archives of the various respected international scientific societies.

There is no index, very few references and/or footnotes, and some blatantly obnoxious failures of computer translation of mathematical expressions and equations.

All that being said, if you can get a "VERY-GOOD" copy for a reasonable price, (less than$5 plus shipping) the book offers the best opportunity I have seen for the interested reader with a good graduate-level, BASIC physics and math foundation to review the theoretical milestones bridging the gulf from Newtonian to Nuclear to Cosmic Particle Physics.

Especially without all the sci-fi mythology and P.T. Barnum showmanship currently being employed to attract a gullible public...
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Tiresias
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book, huge ideas.
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I've been looking for an organized collection of source material, the actual papers that form the theoretical underpinning of quantum physics upon which our understanding of the impossibly small is based. Stephen Hawking does a rather adroit job of providing just enough scientific and science-historical context that you're not reading these papers in a total vacuum--you have a bit of an idea what physicists knew and what problems they had to resolve in theory and experiment at each branch point in the journey (conveniently arranged in the book as different chapters). I can't recommend this book enough!
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Don Johnson
1.0 out of 5 stars DON'T BE DECEIVED!
Reviewed in the United States on December 27, 2011
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This is a great book IF you are a 3rd or 4th year physics or mathematics major. The forward is written by my personal hero, Mr. Stephen Hawking. Most of the rest of this book is a re-publishing of physics papers submitted to publication over the last century. These papers mark the major break-throughs in physics during the 20th century. It was a great idea to put these papers in one place. Trouble is, these papers were written by the brighest minds of the 20th century for other physics professors, NOT THE PUBLIC.

Mr. Hawking has gained the ear of the public over the last few years with his amazing books which enable the average person to understand what man has learned about his universe to date. We are trusting that anything he publishes on a public venue like Amazon, will be equally enjoyable and informative to the average person. If you compare those previous books as advertised on Amazon, to this book, you can't see any difference. You are led to believe it is another great book by Stephen Hawking, which some of us thirst for like children thirst for the next Harry Potter book.

I was greatly disappointed when I got into the book and realized I was reading the unedited original publications of the great physicists of the last 100 years. Not that there is anything wrong with them but I don't have a prayer of understanding the material as presented. I did well in algebra, calculus and differential equations - 40 years ago in college. Now I can just barely recognize that there are differential equations in this book - and lots of them. You had better be using higher math on a daily basis RIGHT NOW if you hope to understand anything in this book. I was trusting Mr. Hawking to translate this information into language I could understand - like he has done in his previous books.

If you have a mastery of higher mathematics and are interested in learning the history of physics on the deepest level - this book is for you. Otherwise, don't waist your money. I place the blame not on Stephen Hawking - assuming he has no control over the way his books are presented on Amazon, but the blame is on Amazon itself. They could put a short blurb like "contains advanced mathematics" or "not for the novice" or some such warning in the description but they did not. Now, I may be the only fool to buy the book without investigating further, but I doubt it. How many Hawking fans have bought this book only to find it is hopelessly over their heads? Shame on you, Amazon, for taking advantage of your customers.

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akash saxena
5.0 out of 5 stars Great choice
Reviewed in India on June 30, 2019
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Very nice book
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Retired Engineer
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
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Daniel Manzano Diosdado
5.0 out of 5 stars Gran libro para los amantes de la cuántica
Reviewed in Spain on November 19, 2015
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Las introducciones son un poco superfluas, pero la recopilación de artículos es excelente. Lo recomiendo si quieres ver como empezó todo el meollo
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Mr S F P Bennett
5.0 out of 5 stars More substancial than his other work
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 15, 2013
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I must admit I love reading new science books, always preferred them to fiction books...but then again I may be completely mad. I find this book more substantial than his other work as he delves into other peoples great work, talking about other theories of which most have won noble prizes for. It can be seen as a little bit less user friendly, but then again for those that seek the actual papers and read science journals regularly within the field it would be a better book than his other work.
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I. S. PILIOUNIS
5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent companion and first class resource for every Physicist or ...
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 22, 2014
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Includes all the very important Quantum Physics papers that shaped our models for studying Nature. An excellent companion and first class resource for every Physicist or one that Quantum Physics is an indistinguishable component of his/her interests.
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