Seven Ideas That Shook the Universe - Couverture rigide

Spielberg

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ISBN 10 : 0471859745 ISBN 13 : 9780471859741

Editeur : John Wiley & Sons Inc, 1987

Synopsis

Book by Spielberg Nathan Anderson Bryon D

A propos du livre

Quatrième de couverture :

Before Einstein Began His Career As A Pop Icon, He Dabbled A Bit In The Inner Workings Of The Universe. Albert Einstein has had a pretty good career since his death. Just look around in the 1990s you’ll find him selling PCs, guest–starring on Star Trek: The Next Generation, and popping up in uncounted New Yorker cartoons. Although it is gratifying that Einstein is a household word today, many people have an unclear understanding of what he actually did. The same is true for Galileo, Newton, and many others. What these scientific luminaries did is no less than totally restructure the basic assumptions and understandings of philosophers, scientists, educators, and religious leaders of their day! Now, you can discover seven scientific revolutions that shook the very foundation of human understanding of the physical world! This fascinating book explores seven of the most important themes in physics:

1. The Earth is not the center of the universe (Copernican astronomy)
2. The universe is a mechanism run by rules (Newtonian mechanics and causality)
3. Energy is what makes it go (the concept of energy)
4. Entropy tells it where to go (entropy and probability)
5. The facts are relative but the law is absolute (relativity)
6. You can’t predict or know everything (quantum theory and the end of causality)
7. Fundamentally, things never change (conservation principles and symmetry)

The authors put each of these ideas into its historical and philosophical context, and explains how it came about. They present historical facts and connections to literature and philosophy, and assess each idea’s impact on the way we think about time, space, and matter. Whether you’re a science devotee, a lover of ideas, or just plain curious, Seven Ideas that Shook the Universe will immerse you in the inside story of scientific discovery and development, and help you understand the fundamental ideas of physics that shape the modern view of our physical universe!

Présentation de l'éditeur :

Is there an objective world, or is everything relative? Do matter, time and space change, or do they remain constant everywhere in the universe? Is there always a relationship between cause and effect, or do some things "just happen?" Many of our basic ideas about the world have been shaped by science––but seldom are such discoveries accepted easily or willingly. Here are seven of the most important ideas in physics––ideas that shattered the assumptions of dogmatists, philosophers and scientists––explained simply and elegantly. And you don′t need a background in mathematics or science to enjoy this fascinating book. Seven Ideas That Shook the Universe explores the history of seven important themes in physics: Copernican astronomy, Newtonian mechanics, energy and entropy, relativity, quantum theory, and conservation principles and symmetries. Together these discoveries form the foundation of our understanding of the physical world. Nathan Spielberg and Bryon Anderson explain each concept in a simple, straightforward narrative style, considering each in the context of its times and assessing its impact on the way we think about time, space, matter, even existence itself. For the science lover and the intellectually curious, Seven Ideas That Shook the Universe brings the drama of scientific discovery to vivid life.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: John Wiley & Sons Inc
• Date d'édition: 1987
• ISBN 10: 0471859745
• ISBN 13: 9780471859741
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 264