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| Autore principale: | Holton, Gerald James, 1922-
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| Titolo: | The advancement of science and its burdens / Gerald Holton ; with a new introduction. |
| Pubblicazione: | Cambridge (Massachusetts) : Harvard university press, 1998. |
| Descrizione fisica: | XLIX, 352 p. : ill., ritr. ; 23 cm |
| Contiene: | Indice: Preface. Introduction: Einstein and the cultural roots of modern science. Pt. 1. Einstein and the culture of science: 1. Thematic presuppositions and the direction of scientific advance 2. Einstein's model for constructing a scientific theory 3. Einstein's scientific program: the formative years 4. Einstein's search for the Weltbild 5. Einstein and the shaping of our imagination 6. Physics in America and Einstein's decision to immigrate. Pt. 2. On the history of twentieth-century physical science: 7. Success sanctifies the means: Heisenberg, Oppenheimer and the transition to modern physics 8. Do scientists need a philosophy? 9. Science, technology and the fourth discontinuity. Pt. 3. Science, education and the public interest: 10. The two maps 11. From the endless frontier to the ideology of limits 12. Metaphors in science and education 13. A nation at risk, revisited 14. The advancement of science and its burdens: the Jefferson lecture. Notes. Acknowledgments. Index |
| ISBN: | 0674005309 |
| Discipline: | Teoria della relatività--Persone. Scienze--Studi specifici. |
| Persone: | Einstein, Albert, 1879-1955. |
| Sudd. cronologiche: | Secoli XVII-XX. |
| Collocazione: | LS 12318 |
| Nota di esemplare: | Mostra nota di esemplare |
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