The Roots of Special Relativity: Science and Society: Making Special Relativity (Science and Society: the History of Modern Physical Science in the Twentieth Century, 1, Band 1) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0415937159 ISBN 13: 9780415937153

Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2001

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Modern 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 3 explores the impact of modern science upon global politics and the creation of a new kind of war, and Volume 4 details the old and new efforts surrounding the elucidation of the quantum world, as well as the cultural impact of particle physics. This reprint collection pools the best scholarship available, collected from a large array of difficult to acquire books, journals, and pamphlets. Each volume begins with an introductory essay, written by one of the top scholars in the history of science. Students and scholars of modern culture, science, and society will find these volumes a veritable research gold mine.

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Peter 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, Producing Art (Routledge, 1998) and The Architecture of Science (MIT, 1999). Michael Gordin and David Kaiser are both at Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

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• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2001
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0415937159
• ISBN 13: 9780415937153
• Einband: Gebundene Ausgabe
• Anzahl der Seiten: 404
• Herausgeber: Galison Peter, Gordin Michael, Kaiser David
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar
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