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Science and Cultural Crisis An Intellectual Biography of Percy Bridgman /Walter
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Like new
- Seller notes
- “Excellent. Please check the pictures and the description for details.”
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- United States
- Topic
- Science
- Year Printed
- 1990
- Subjects
- Biographies & True Stories
- Original/Facsimile
- Original
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Features
- 1st Edition
- ISBN
- 9780804717960
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Stanford University Press
ISBN-10
0804717966
ISBN-13
9780804717960
eBay Product ID (ePID)
487254
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
376 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Science and Cultural Crisis : an Intellectual Biography of Percy Williams Bridgman (1882-1961)
Publication Year
1990
Subject
General, Physics / General, Science & Technology
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Science, Biography & Autobiography
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
0.9 in
Item Weight
21.8 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
LCCN
90-030511
Dewey Edition
20
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
530/.092 B
Table Of Content
IntroductionPart I. A Career in Physics: 1. Percy Williams Bridgman: Harvard physicist2. The experimental method: pioneering a research program3. Theory and the generation gap: explaining metallic conductionPart II. The Meaning of Measurement: 4. Dimensional analysis: the building blocks of physical reality5. The shadow of Einstein: relativity and the operational methodPart III. Operational Reasoning and the Tyranny of Language: 6. Wordless truth: deliverance from the idolatry of language7. The positivists and the behaviourists: defining away private experiencePart IV. Measurement and Communication: 8. Quantum mechanics: signals from beyond the 'here and now'9. Thermodynamics: the outer bounds of physical knowledgePart V. Science as a Vocation: 10. Puritan logic and the politics of science: neither shalt thou serve their gods11. The broken covenant: science, society, and individual freedomNotesBibliographyIndex.
LC Classification Number
QC16
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