A scientific revolution without "bombs" at the foundations of the old regime and without a "General" coordinating the "bombers" is hardly possible. And the quantum revolution had it all. Albert Einstein, the greatest bomber of the 20th century, and also the great bomber Niels Bohr, who simultaneously became its General! The mentor of the second generation of revolutionaries, Heisenberg, Pauli, and Dirac, thanks to whom the revolution had a triumphant finale. It culminated in the most successful scientific theory of all time: quantum mechanics.

But is this theory really so strange that no one can understand it? And if so, how is it that quantum mechanics explained our world from the depths of the microcosm to the edges of the universe, while also being the driving force behind its change through an ongoing technological revolution unprecedented in human history? And if quantum mechanics is indeed so successful, why was Einstein so critical of it?

And was this dispute really so important that the nicknames "Bomber" and "General" appear in the book's title? What role did the other revolutionaries play, and what were the characteristics of their lives and personalities worth knowing? Why was Dirac, this common boy from Bristol, so taciturn that a unit of talkativeness was named after him, the Dirac, where one Dirac equals one word per hour?

In our century, what are the great challenges? Will quantum mechanics withstand its clash with the general theory of relativity, or will a new scientific revolution be necessary again? Perhaps Einstein has not yet said his last word, and his confrontation with Bohr and quantum mechanics will continue into the 21st century? If questions like these spark your interest, then this book will have something to tell you.