From Clockwork to Crapshoot: A History of PhysicsIn From Clockwork to Crapshoot, Roger 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 mathematics, astronomy, and chemistry. His work identifies what may well be the defining characteristic of physics in the twenty-first century. |
Contents
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3 Science in the Middle Ages | 41 |
4 The First Revolution | 67 |
5 Newtons Legacy | 100 |
6 New Physics | 121 |
7 Relativity | 154 |
9 Probability | 189 |
10 The Quantum Revolution | 210 |
11 Fields Nuclei and Stars | 248 |
12 The Properties of Matter | 279 |
Epilogue | 308 |
Notes | 313 |
Sources and Further Reading | 316 |
Index | 322 |
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