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Faraday to Einstein: Constructing Meaning in Scientific Theories
Nancy J. Nersessian
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paperback. Series: Science and Philosophy. Num Pages: 196 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 279 x 216 x 11. Weight in Grams: 670.
Einstein often expressed the sentiment that "the eternal mystery of the world is its comprehensibility," and that science is the means through which we comprehend it. However, nearly every one - including scientists - agrees that the concepts of modem physics are quite incomprehensible: They are both unintelligible to the educated lay-person and to the scientific community itself, where there is much dispute over the interpretation of even (and especially) the most basic concepts. There is, of course, almost universal agreement that modem science quite adequately accounts for and predicts events, i. e. , that its calculations work better than ... Read more
Einstein often expressed the sentiment that "the eternal mystery of the world is its comprehensibility," and that science is the means through which we comprehend it. However, nearly every one - including scientists - agrees that the concepts of modem physics are quite incomprehensible: They are both unintelligible to the educated lay-person and to the scientific community itself, where there is much dispute over the interpretation of even (and especially) the most basic concepts. There is, of course, almost universal agreement that modem science quite adequately accounts for and predicts events, i. e. , that its calculations work better than ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Springer United States
Number of pages
196
Condition
New
Series
Science and Philosophy
Number of Pages
196
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9780792309505
SKU
V9780792309505
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