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Physics and philosophy; the revolution in modern science.

Title
Physics and philosophy; the revolution in modern science.
Author
Heisenberg, Werner, 1901-1976
Publication
London Allen & Unwin [1959]

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176 p.; 23 cm.
Series Statement
World perspectives, v. 19
Subjects
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Contents
1. An old and a new tradition -- 2. The history of quantum theory -- 3. The Copenhagen interpretation of quantum theory -- 4. Quantum theory and the roots of atomic science -- 5. The development of philosophical ideas since Descartes in comparison with the new situation in quantum theory -- 6. The relation of quantum theory to other parts of natural science -- 7. The theory of relativity -- 8. Criticism and counter-proposals to the Copenhagen interpretation of quantum theory -- 8. Quantum theory and the structure of matter -- 11. The role of modern physics in the present development of human thinking.
OCLC
  • 2157034
  • SCSB-14233871
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Harvard Library