{"product_id":"qed-and-the-men-who-made-it-9780691036854","title":"QED and the Men Who Made It","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn the 1930s  physics was in a crisis. There appeared to be no way to reconcile the new theory of quantum mechanics with Einsteins theory of relativity. Several approaches had been tried and had failed. In the post-World War II period  four eminent physicists rose to the challenge and developed a calculable version of quantum electrodynamics (QED)  probably the most successful theory in physics. This formulation of QED was pioneered by Freeman Dyson  Richard Feynman  Julian Schwinger  and Sin-Itiro Tomonaga  three of whom won the Nobel Prize for their work. In this book  physicist and historian Silvan Schweber tells the story of these four physicists  blending discussions of their scientific work with fascinating biographical sketches.  Setting the achievements of these four men in context  Schweber begins with an account of the early work done by physicists such as Dirac and Jordan  and describes the gathering of eminent theorists at Shelter Island in 1947  the meeting that heralded the new era of QED. The rest of his narrative comprises individual biographies of the four physicists  discussions of their major contributions  and the story of the scientific community in which they worked. Throughout  Schweber draws on his technical expertise to offer a lively and lucid explanation of how this theory was finally established as the appropriate way to describe the atomic and subatomic realms.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45915026030645,"sku":"ByrdShop_0691036853","price":479.89,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780691036854.jpg?v=1787342177","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/qed-and-the-men-who-made-it-9780691036854","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}