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OverviewModern science has changed every aspect of life in ways that cannot be compared to developments of previous eras. This four volume set presents key developments within modern physical science and the effects of these discoveries on modern global life. The first two volumes explore the history of the concept of relativity, the cultural roots of science, the concept of time and gravity before, during, and after Einstein's theory, and the cultural reception of relativity. Volume three explores the impact of modern science upon global politics and the creation of a new kind of war, and Volume four details the old and new efforts surrounding the elucidation of the quantum world, as well as the cultural impact of particle physics. The collection also presents the historical and cultural context that made these scientific innovations possible. The transformation of everyday concepts of time and space for the individual and for society, the conduct of warfare, and the modern sense of mastering nature are all issues discussed in these four volumes. The thematically organized volumes in this collection reprint in facsimile the most influential scholarship published in this field. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Peter Galison , Michael Gordin , David KaiserPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: Routledge Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 3.20cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.960kg ISBN: 9780415937184ISBN 10: 0415937183 Pages: 432 Publication Date: 26 October 2001 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsKuhn, Thomas. Revisiting Planck. Historical Studies in the Physical Sciences 14 (1984). Klein, Martin. Thermodynamics in Einstein's Thought. Science 157 (1967). Klein, Martin. Einstein, Specific Heats, and the Early Quantum Theory. Science 148 (1965). Darrigol, Olivier. Classical Concepts in Bohr's Atomic Theory (1913-1925). Physis 32 (1997). MacKinnon, Edward. Heisenberg, Models, and the Rise of Matrix Mechanics. Historical Studies in the Physical Sciences 8 (1977). Wessels, Linda. Schrodinger's Route to Wave Mechanics. Studies in History and Philosophy of Science 10 (1977). Cassidy, David. Heisenberg, Uncertainty, and the Quantum Revolution. Scientific American 266 (May 1992). Kragh, Helge. The Genesis of Dirac's Relativistic Theory of Electrons. Archive for History of Exact Sciences 24 (1981). Forman, Paul. Weimar Culture, Causality, and Quantum Theory, 1918-1927: Adaptation by German Physicists and Mathematicians to a Hostile Intellectual Environment. In Colin Chant and John Fauvel, eds., Darwin to Einstein: Historical Studies on Science and Belief (New York, NY: Longman, 1980). Beller, Mara. Born's Probabilistic Interpretation: A Case Study of 'Concepts in Flux'. Studies in History and Philosophy of Science 21 (1990). Holton, Gerald. The Roots of Complementarity. Daedalus 99 (1970). Heilbron, John. The Earliest Missionaries of the Copenhagen Spirit. Revue d'Histoire des Sciences 38 (1985). Wise, M. Norton. Pascual Jordan: Quantum Mechanics, Psychology, National Socialism. In Mark Walker and Monika Rechenberg, eds., Science, Technology, and National Socialism . (New York, NY: Cambridge University Press, 1994). Fine, Arthur. Einstein's Critique of Quantum Theory: The Roots and Significance of EPR. In P. Barker and C.G. Shugart, eds., After Einstein (Memphis, TN: Memphis State University Press, 1981). Assmus, Alexi. The Americanization of Molecular Physics. Historical Studies in the Physical Sciences 23 (1992).ReviewsAuthor InformationPeter Galison is Professor of the History of Science at Harvard University and a premier authority in the field. In 1997, he was named a John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Fellow; in 1999, he was a winner of the Max Planck Prize given by the Max Planck Gesellschaft and Humboldt Stiftung. His is author of numerous works, including, most recently, Picturing Science, ProducingArt (Routledge, 1998) and The Architecture of Science (MIT, 1999). Michael Gordin and David Kaiser are both at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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