Evolution of Physics - Couverture souple

Einstein, Albert; Infeld, Leopold

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0671201565 ISBN 13 : 9780671201562

Editeur : Touchstone, 1967

Synopsis

The Evolution of Physics Clear and concise explanations of the development of theories explaining physical phenomena. Full description

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For what purpose has this book been written? Who is the imaginary reader for whom it is meant? It is difficult to begin by answering these questions clearly and convincingly. This would be much easier, though quite superfluous, at the end of the book. We find it simpler to say just what this book does not intend to be. We have not written a textbook of physics. Here is no systematic course in elementary physical facts and theories. Our intention was rather to sketch in broad outline the attempts of the human mind to find a connection between the world of ideas and the world of phenomena. We have tried to show the active forces which compel science to invent ideas corresponding to the reality of our world. But our representation had to be simple. Through the maze of facts and concepts we had to choose some highway which seemed to us most characteristic and significant. Facts and theories not reached by this road had to be omitted. We were forced, by our general aim, to make a definite choice of facts and ideas. The importance of a probletn should not be judged by the number of pages devoted to it. Some essential lines of thought have been left out, not because they seemed to us unimportant, but because they do not lie along the road we have chosen.

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Tags: light theory field wave physic force motion velocity law experiment time change relativity energy mechanical moving evolution matter particle line

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Touchstone
• Date d'édition: 1967
• ISBN 10: 0671201565
• ISBN 13: 9780671201562
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 336