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Book Title: Story of Quantum Mechanics
Item Length: 8.5in.
Item Width: 5.4in.
Author: VICTOR Guillemin
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: Physics / Quantum Theory, Science & Nature / General (See Also Headings under Animals or Technology), General
Publisher: Dover Publications, Incorporated
Publication Year: 2012
Genre: Science, Juvenile Nonfiction
Item Weight: 13.6 Oz
Number of Pages: 368 Pages
