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The emergence of modern physics in the first three decades of the 20th century was accompanied by a loss of determinism. That loss is embodied in the Copenhagen interpretation and the theory of relativity. The development of physics-based technologies, both constructive and destructive, occurred shortly thereafter at so dizzying a rate that scientists rarely took a critical look at the logical foundations of the Copenhagen interpretation and the theory of relativity, or at the consequences of the loss of determinism.
This book contains a dialogue between a physicist and a philosopher on that issue. The dialogue is strongly contextualized with respect to the main players in physics during the first sixty years of the 20th century, and to the prevailing political conditions in Western Europe and the USA. It was galvanized by the debate and the subsequent abandonment of the Superconducting Super Collider, and also affords a lively understanding of Greek epistemology. Questioned by the philosopher, the physicist provides an account of the directions taken by physicists and the roads not traveled, as well as his own understanding of the nature of matter.
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Presents a dialogue between a philosopher and a physicist on the road that physics has taken and its effects on society, based on the theories that sparked an emergence of modern physics in the early 20th century. Strongly contextualized with respect to the political conditions and major players in physics at the time. Softcover, hardcover also available.
Here Erred Einstein,Hans Sallhofer,Dennis Radharose,Radha,World Scientific Publishing Company,9810242433,General,Philosophy,Physics,Quantum Theory,Relativity (Physics),Science,Science/Mathematics
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