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Science and Society: The History of Modern Physical Science in the 20th Century: Making Special Relativity

Science and Society: The History of Modern Physical Science in the 20th Century: Making Special Relativity

Gordin, Michael
Kaiser, David
Galison, Peter

Hardcover

Series: Science and Society: The History of Modern Physcial Sciences in the Twentieth Century, Book 1

Sports GeneralGeneral SciencePhysics

ISBN10: 0415937159
ISBN13: 9780415937153
Publisher: Routledge
Published: Oct 26 2001
Pages: 418
Weight: 1.53
Height: 1.19 Width: 6.24 Depth: 9.48
Language: English
Modern science has changed every aspect of life in ways that cannot be compared to developments of previous eras. This four-volume set presents key developments within modern physical science and the effects of these discoveries on modern global life. The first two volumes explore the history of the concept of relativity, the cultural roots of science, the concept of time and gravity before, during, and after Einstein's theory, and the cultural reception of relativity. Volume 3 explores the impact of modern science upon global politics and the creation of a new kind of war, and Volume 4 details the old and new efforts surrounding the elucidation of the quantum world, as well as the cultural impact of particle physics. This reprint collection pools the best scholarship available, collected from a large array of difficult to acquire books, journals, and pamphlets. Each volume begins with an introductory essay, written by one of the top scholars in the history of science. Students and scholars of modern culture, science, and society will find these volumes a veritable research gold mine.

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