| Description |
xiii, 312 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Series |
Masters of modern physics ; v. 16 |
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Masters of modern physics ; v. 16
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| Contents |
Einstein's Influence on the Culture of Our Time -- Einstein and the Goal of Science -- Of Physics, Love, and Other Passions: The Letters of Albert and Mileva -- What, Precisely, Is "Thinking"?...Einstein's Answer -- What Place for Science in Our Culture at the "End of the Modern Era"? -- The Public Image of Science -- "Doing One's Damnedest": The Evolution of Trust in Scientific Findings -- Imagination in Science -- Understanding the History of Science -- The Trials of J. Robert Oppenheimer -- Percy W. Bridgman, Physicist and Philosopher -- I. I. Rabi, Citizen-Scientist -- Feynman's Adventures -- Michael Polanyi and the History of Science -- How Can Science Courses Use the History of Science? -- Faraday's "Advice to a Lecturer," Updated |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Einstein, Albert, 1879-1955 -- Knowledge -- Science
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Physicists -- Biography.
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Science -- Miscellanea.
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Science -- Social aspects -- History.
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Science -- Study and teaching.
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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| LC no. |
94037483 |
| ISBN |
1563963337 (acid-free paper) |
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