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Masters of Theory
Andrew Warwick
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Paperback. Andrew Warwick shows how Britain educated many leading mathematical physicists during the 19th and early 20th century. Their knowledge transformed our understanding of everything from the flight of a boomerang to the structure of the universe. Num Pages: 520 pages, 15 halftones, 39 line drawings. BIC Classification: HB; PB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 229 x 35. Weight in Grams: 790.
When Isaac Newton published the "Principia" three centuries ago, only a few scholars were capable of understanding his conceptually demanding work. Yet this esoteric knowledge quickly became accessible in the 19th and early 20th centuries, when Britain produced many leading mathematical physicists. In this book, Andrew Warwick shows how the education of these "masters of theory" led them to transform our understanding of everything from the flight of a boomerang to the structure of the universe. Warwick focuses on Cambridge University, where many of the best physicists trained. He begins by tracing the dramatic changes in undergraduate education there since ... Read more
When Isaac Newton published the "Principia" three centuries ago, only a few scholars were capable of understanding his conceptually demanding work. Yet this esoteric knowledge quickly became accessible in the 19th and early 20th centuries, when Britain produced many leading mathematical physicists. In this book, Andrew Warwick shows how the education of these "masters of theory" led them to transform our understanding of everything from the flight of a boomerang to the structure of the universe. Warwick focuses on Cambridge University, where many of the best physicists trained. He begins by tracing the dramatic changes in undergraduate education there since ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
520
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
Weight
790g
Number of Pages
586
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226873756
SKU
V9780226873756
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