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Time, The Physical Magnitude
O. Costa-de-Beauregard
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Description for Time, The Physical Magnitude
Paperback. Series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science. Num Pages: 363 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PDA; WM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 563.
In an age characterized by impersonality and a fear of individuality this book is indeed unusual. It is personal, individualistic and idiosyncratic - a record of the scientific adventure of a single mind. Most scientific writing today is so depersonalized that it is impossible to recognize the man behind the work, even when one knows him. Costa de Beauregard's scientific career has focused on three domains - special relativity, statistics and irreversibility, and quantum mechanics. In Time, the Physical Magnitude he has provided a personal vade mecum to those problems, concepts, and ideas with which he has been so long ... Read more
In an age characterized by impersonality and a fear of individuality this book is indeed unusual. It is personal, individualistic and idiosyncratic - a record of the scientific adventure of a single mind. Most scientific writing today is so depersonalized that it is impossible to recognize the man behind the work, even when one knows him. Costa de Beauregard's scientific career has focused on three domains - special relativity, statistics and irreversibility, and quantum mechanics. In Time, the Physical Magnitude he has provided a personal vade mecum to those problems, concepts, and ideas with which he has been so long ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
363
Condition
New
Series
Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science
Number of Pages
340
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9789401081955
SKU
V9789401081955
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