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Einstein's dice and Schrodinger's cat : how two great minds battled quantum randomness to create a unified theory of physics

by Paul Halpern

This historical account examines the unsuccessful search for a unified theory of everything by Albert Einstein and Erwin Schrödinger. It traces their collaboration and rivalry as they rejected quantum randomness, detailing their influence on modern theoretical physics.

Accession 9547 ISBN — Publisher Basic Books
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