01092pamaa2200205 4500 0000046544 20121206090000.0 100119 eng 9780195369090 QC174.12 JON 2008 Jones The quantum ten : a story of passion, tragedy, ambition and science Sheilla Jones. Oxford ; New York: Oxford University Press, 2008. 323 p., [8] p. of plates: ill.; 24 cm. FAS Includes bibliographical references (p. 312-316) and index The regression of science -- The quantum showdown -- The birth of the quantum -- A place to belong -- Building a foundation -- The cost of compromise -- Taking a new path -- Only what the eye can see -- The emergence of the boys' club -- The G?ttingen gospel -- A meeting of minds -- Shock waves -- Drawing the battle lines -- Dark night of the scientific soul -- Solvay prelude -- Coming undone -- Picking up the pieces -- Quantum confusion Physics Quantum theory www.oup.com