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Format: 1 online resource (352 p.)

ISBN: 9780674041493

Content: In From Clockwork to Crapshoot, Roger Newton, whose previous works have been widely praised for erudition and accessibility, presents a history of physics from the early beginning to our day--with the associated mathematics, astronomy, and chemistry. His work identifies what may well be the defining characteristic of physics in the twenty-first century.

Note: Frontmatter -- , Preface -- , Contents -- , Prologue -- , 1 Beginnings -- , 2 The Greek Miracle -- , 3 Science in the Middle Ages -- , 4 The First Revolution -- , 5 Newton’s Legacy -- , 6 New Physics -- , 7 Relativity -- , 8 Statistical Physics -- , 9 Probability -- , 10 The Quantum Revolution -- , 11 Fields, Nuclei, and Stars -- , 12 The Properties of Matter -- , 13 The Constituents of the Universe -- , Epilogue -- , Notes -- , Sources and Further Reading -- , Index , In English.

Language: English

DOI: 10.1515/9780674041493

URL: https://doi.org/10.1515/9780674041493

URL: https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780674041493

URL: https://doi.org/10.1515/9780674041493

URL: https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780674041493

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Format: 1 online resource (352 p. ) , ill., maps.

ISBN: 0-674-26623-4 , 0-674-04149-6

Content: Newton presents a history of physics from the early beginnings, with the associated mathematics, astronomy and chemistry. He gives explanations of the scientific concepts at issue, thumbnail sketches of the protagonists, and descriptions of the changing instruments that enabled scientists to make their discoveries.

Note: Originally published: 2007. , Prologue 1. Beginnings 2. The Greek Miracle 3. Science in the Middle Ages 4. The First Revolution 5. Newton's Legacy 6. New Physics 7. Relativity 8. Statistical Physics 9. Probability 10. The Quantum Revolution 11. Fields, Nuclei, and Stars 12. The Properties of Matter 13. The Constituents of the Universe Epilogue Notes Sources and Further Reading Index , English

Additional Edition: ISBN 0-674-03487-2

Additional Edition: ISBN 0-674-02337-4

Language: English

DOI: 10.1515/9780674041493