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Average rating: 4.34 · 237 ratings · 30 reviews · 1 distinct work • Similar authors
Deep Down Things: The Breat...
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“In the early days of atomic physics [before quantum field theory revealed the true meaning of the fine structure constant to be the strength of the coupling between the electron and photon], it was thought to have a value so close to being precisely 1/137 that numerologists started to establish cultish associations with the number 137.”
― Bruce A. Schumm, Deep Down Things: The Breathtaking Beauty of Particle Physics
tags: atomic-physics, fine-structure-constant, history-of-physics, history-of-science, quantum-physics
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