Robert P. Crease

The Great Equations: Breakthroughs in Science from Pythagoras to Heisenberg

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While 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 knowledge. For every equation, Crease provides a brief account of who discovered it, what dissatisfactions lay b… Mehr

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Produktdetails

ISBN: 978-0-393-33793-8
EAN: 9780393337938
Produktnummer: 5079714
Verlag: W W Norton & Co
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2010
Seitenangabe: 315 S.
Masse: H20.8 cm x B13.9 cm x D2.5 cm 263 g
Gewicht: 263
Sonstiges: Ab 14 - 17 J.

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.