Robert P. Crease

The Great Equations: Breakthroughs in Science from Pythagoras to Heisenberg

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Any reader who aspires to be scientifically literate will find this a good starting place. —Publishers WeeklyWhile we may be familiar with some of science's greatest equations, we may not know that each and every equation emerged not in Eureka! moments but in years of cultural developments and scientific knowledge. With vignettes full of humor, drama, and eccentricity, philosopher and science historian Robert P. Crease shares the stories behind ten of history's greatest equations, from the first equation, 1 + 1 = 2, which promises a rational, well-ordered world, to Heisenberg's uncertainty principle, which reveals the limitations of human kno… Mehr

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Produktdetails

ISBN: 978-0-393-34576-6
EAN: 9780393345766
Produktnummer: 34246892
Verlag: W. W. Norton & Company
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2010
Seitenangabe: 320 S.
Plattform: EPUB
Masse: 2'185 KB
Abbildungen: 43 illustrations

Über den Autor

Robert P. Crease is the chairman of the philosophy department at Stony Brook University and the author of several books on science, including The Quantum Moment and The Great Equations. He lives in New York City.