From Clockwork to Crapshoot : : A History of Physics / / Roger G. Newton.
In 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...
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| Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter HUP eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013 (Canada) |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Cambridge, MA : : Harvard University Press, , [2021] ©2010 |
| Year of Publication: | 2021 |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (352 p.) |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Preface
- Contents
- Prologue
- 1 Beginnings
- 2 The Greek Miracle
- 3 Science in the Middle Ages
- 4 The First Revolution
- 5 Newton’s Legacy
- 6 New Physics
- 7 Relativity
- 8 Statistical Physics
- 9 Probability
- 10 The Quantum Revolution
- 11 Fields, Nuclei, and Stars
- 12 The Properties of Matter
- 13 The Constituents of the Universe
- Epilogue
- Notes
- Sources and Further Reading
- Index