The Physical Principles of the Quantum Theory
Chicago, Illinois: The University of Chicago Press (1930), 1930. First English language edition. Hardcover. Small 8vo. [6], vii-xii, 1-186, [2] pp. Maroon vertically-ribbed publisher's cloth with gold lettering and the publisher's device in gold, a gold rule on the front board, gold lettering and gold rules on the spine. Lacks the dust jacket. Several in-text diagrams and illustrations. Translated by Carl Eckart and Frank C. Hoyt. First American edition and the first edition in English. Heisenberg was one of the principle figures in the development of quantum mechanics and was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1932 for his contributions. The present book is based on a series of lectures Heisenberg delivered at the University of Chicago in the spring of 1929 in which he discussed the fundamental concepts of quantum mechanics and his uncertainty principle. A beautiful copy of Heisenberg's first book, a milestone work in the history of physics. Fine. Item #000017254
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