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Physics in My Generation (Paperback, New edition)
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Physics in My Generation (Paperback, New edition)
Series: Heidelberg Science Library, V
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THE idea of collecting these essays occurred to me when, in the
leisure of retire ment, I scanned some of my own books and found
that two of the more widely read show a startling change of
attitude to some of the fundamental concepts of science. These are
Einstein's Theory of Relativity of 1921 and the American edition of
The Restless Universe of 1951. I have taken the introduction of as
the former the first item of this collection, the postscript to the
latter as its last. These books agree in the relativistic concept
of space and time, but differ in many other funda mental notions.
In 1921 I believed-and I shared this belief with most of my
contemporary physicists-that science produced an objective
knowledge of the world, which is governed by deterministic laws.
The scientific method seemed to me superior to other, more
subjective ways of forming a picture of the world philosophy,
poetry, and religion; and I even thought the unambiguous language
of science to be a step towards a better understanding between
human beings. In 1951 I believed in none of these things. The
border between object and subject had been blurred, deterministic
laws had been replaced by statistical ones, and although physicists
understood one another well enough across all national frontiers
they had contributed nothing to a better understanding of nations,
but had helped in inventing and applying the most horrible weapons
of destruction."
General
Imprint: |
Hodder Education
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Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Series: |
Heidelberg Science Library, V |
Release date: |
1969 |
First published: |
1969 |
Authors: |
Max Born
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Dimensions: |
235 x 155 x 10mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
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Pages: |
172 |
Edition: |
New edition |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-340-16963-6 |
Categories: |
Books >
Science & Mathematics >
Physics >
General
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LSN: |
0-340-16963-X |
Barcode: |
9780340169636 |
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