From Clockwork to Crapshoot: A History of PhysicsScience is about 6000 years old while physics emerged as a distinct branch some 2500 years ago. As scientists discovered virtually countless facts about the world during this great span of time, the manner in which they explained the underlying structure of that world underwent a philosophical evolution. From Clockwork to Crapshoot provides the perspective needed to understand contemporary developments in physics in relation to philosophical traditions as far back as ancient Greece. |
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... Newton , whose previous works have been widely praised for erudition and accessibility , presents a history of physics from the early beginning to our day - with the associated mathe- matics , astronomy , and chemistry . Along the way ...
A History of Physics Roger G. Newton. I have greatly benefited from conversations with my colleagues , especially Don Lichtenberg and Edward Grant , and from the re- sources of the Indiana University library , particularly from the help ...
A History of Physics Roger G. Newton. Contents Prologue 1 1 Beginnings 2 The Greek Miracle 3 Science in the Middle Ages 4 The First Revolution 5 Newton's Legacy 4 11 41 67 100 6 New Physics 121 7 Relativity 154 8 Statistical Physics 171 ...
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Contents
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Science in the Middle Ages | 41 |
The First Revolution | 67 |
Newtons Legacy | 100 |
New Physics | 121 |
Relativity | 154 |
The Quantum Revolution | 210 |
Fields Nuclei and Stars | 248 |
The Properties of Matter | 279 |
The Constituents of the Universe | 290 |
Epilogue | 308 |
Notes | 313 |
Sources and Further Reading | 316 |
Index | 322 |