Unfortunately, many of the players at this point would simply flee, so we will not roll out the quantum beast and all of its mathematical and experimental devices. Besides, you can find this material in many other places. The mathematical and physical machinery of physics can be awe-inspiring. However, like the art within and around a cathedral, an examination of the details can disclose a number of embarrassing and silly irreverent acts, a clinging to old, unenlightened ways, so it seems. Yet an examination of its cathedral reveals a desperate hanging-on to its classical trappings.
Man can get to the moon and back with just classical physics.
Without quantum physics, an understanding of phenomena as simple as heat will elude you, but a huge amount of productive work can be accomplished with just classical physics. If you do NOT have a deep understanding of the language and methods of classical physics, then you will NOT fully understand a single equation in quantum physics. Quantum's Lesson changes the meaning we give to all of these classical concepts. We also learn something about the exact nature of reality. Of course, he had tremendous technical skill, but it behooves us to understand what skilled artists are doing, even if we can't imitate them.