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  • Concepts of Simultaneity

    From Antiquity to Einstein and Beyond

    by Max Jammer ...
    Max Jammer's Concepts of Simultaneity presents a comprehensive, accessible account of the historical development of an important and controversial concept—which played a critical role in initiating modern theoretical physics—from the days of Egyptian hieroglyphs through to Einstein's work in 1905, and beyond.Beginning with the use of the concept of simultaneity in ancient Egypt and in the Bible, ... Read more

    $50.99 USD

  • Einstein and Religion

    Physics and Theology

    by Max Jammer ...
    The philosophy of religion and the quest for spiritual truth preoccupied Albert Einstein--so much that it has been said "one might suspect he was a disguised theologian." Nevertheless, the literature on the life and work of Einstein, extensive as it is, does not provide an adequate account of his religious conception and sentiments. Only fragmentarily known, Einstein's ideas about religion have ... Read more

    $32.99 USD

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  • History of Modern Mathematics

    by David E Smith ...
    In considering the history of modern mathematics two questions at once arise:(1) What limitations shall be placed upon the term Mathematics?(2) What force shall be assigned to the word Modern? In other words, how shall Modern Mathematics be defined?In these pages the term Mathematics will be limited to the domain of pure science. Questions of the applications of the various branches will be ... Read more

    $2.99 USD

  • Ludwig Boltzmann

    The Man Who Trusted Atoms

    This book presents the life and personality, the scientific and philosophical work of Ludwig Boltzmann, one of the great scientists who marked the passage from 19th- to 20th-Century physics. His rich and tragic life, ending by suicide at the age of 62, is described in detail. A substantial part of the book is devoted to discussing his scientific and philosophical ideas and placing them in the ... Read more

    $48.59 USD

  • Mind and Nature

    Selected Writings on Philosophy, Mathematics, and Physics

    by Hermann Weyl ...
    Hermann Weyl (1885-1955) was one of the twentieth century's most important mathematicians, as well as a seminal figure in the development of quantum physics and general relativity. He was also an eloquent writer with a lifelong interest in the philosophical implications of the startling new scientific developments with which he was so involved. Mind and Nature is a collection of Weyl's most ... Read more

    $45.39 USD

  • The Shaky Game

    Einstein Realisn and the Quantum Theory

    by Arthur Fine ...
    In this new edition, Arthur Fine looks at Einstein's philosophy of science and develops his own views on realism. A new Afterword discusses the reaction to Fine's own theory."What really led Einstein . . . to renounce the new quantum order? For those interested in this question, this book is compulsory reading."—Harvey R. Brown, American Journal of Physics"Fine has successfully combined a ... Read more

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  • Leonhard Euler

    Life, Work and Legacy

    Series Book 5 - Studies in the History and Philosophy of Mathematics
    The year 2007 marks the 300th anniversary of the birth of one of the Enlightenment's most important mathematicians and scientists, Leonhard Euler. This volume is a collection of 24 essays by some of the world's best Eulerian scholars from seven different countries about Euler, his life and his work. Some of the essays are historical, including much previously unknown information about Euler's life ... Read more

    $179.99 USD

  • Erwin Schrödinger’s World View

    The Dynamics of Knowledge and Reality

    Edited by Johann Götschl ...
    Series series Philosophy and Religion (R0)
    Erwin Schrödinger is one of the greatest figures of theoretical physics, but there is another side to the man: not only did his work revolutionize physics, it also radiacally changed the foundations of our modern worldview, modern biology, philosophy of science, philosophy of the mind, and epistemology.This book explores the lesser-known aspects of Schrödinger's thought, revealing the physicist as ... Read more

    $80.09 USD

  • e: The Story of a Number

    by Eli Maor ...
    Series series Princeton Science Library
    The interest earned on a bank account, the arrangement of seeds in a sunflower, and the shape of the Gateway Arch in St. Louis are all intimately connected with the mysterious number e. In this informal and engaging history, Eli Maor portrays the curious characters and the elegant mathematics that lie behind the number. Designed for a reader with only a modest mathematical background, this ... Read more

    $13.69 USD

  • The Structure of Scientific Revolutions

    "One of the most influential books of the 20th century," the landmark study in the history of science with a new introduction by philosopher Ian Hacking ( Guardian, UK).First published in 1962, Thomas Kuhn's The Structure of Scientific Revolutions "reshaped our understanding of the scientific enterprise and human inquiry in general." In it, he challenged long-standing assumptions about scientific ... Read more

    $14.39 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Ultimate Explanations of the Universe

    Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
    We humans are collectively driven by a powerful - yet not fully explained - instinct to understand. We would like to see everything established, proven, laid bare. The more important an issue, the more we desire to see it clarified, stripped of all secrets, all shades of gray. What could be more important than to understand the Universe and ourselves as a part of it? To find a window onto our ... Read more

    $49.49 USD

  • Proofs and Refutations

    The Logic of Mathematical Discovery

    by Imre Lakatos ...
    Series series Cambridge Philosophy Classics
    Imre Lakatos's Proofs and Refutations is an enduring classic, which has never lost its relevance. Taking the form of a dialogue between a teacher and some students, the book considers various solutions to mathematical problems and, in the process, raises important questions about the nature of mathematical discovery and methodology. Lakatos shows that mathematics grows through a process of ... Read more

    $23.79 USD