Manchester Science Festival 2011
22 - 30 October 2011

A history in 40 moments

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Utterly beautiful. Profoundly disconcerting. Quantum theory is quite simply the most successful account of the physical universe ever devised.

The pursuit of its implications has been the driving motivation of physicists for 100 years. Jim Baggott traces the story, the personalities and the rivalries, through 40 turning-point moments.

  • Blackwells
  • Oxford University Press

Dates

Sat 22 Oct 2011 2pm - 3pm

Venue

Blackwell's Bookshop

The Precinct Centre, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9RN

Price

Free. No need to book

Suitable for

Adults

Event category

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