Contents
Introduction
1
Sunrise: The Fundamental Interactions
2
The Heating Element: Planck’s Desperate Trick
3
Digital Photos: The Patent Clerk’s Heuristic
4
The Alarm Clock: The Football Player’s Atom
5
The Internet: A Solution in Search of a Problem
6
The Sense of Smell: Chemistry by Exclusion
7
Solid Objects: The Energy of Uncertainty
8
Computer Chips: The Internet Is for Schrödinger’s Cats
9
Magnets: How the H*ck Do They Work?
10
Smoke Detector: Mr. Gamow’s Escape
11
Encryption: A Final, Brilliant Mistake
Conclusion
Acknowledgments
About the Author