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From certainty to uncertainty : the story of science and ideas in the twentieth century

Title
From certainty to uncertainty : the story of science and ideas in the twentieth century / F. David Peat.
Author
Peat, F. David, 1938-2017
Publication
Washington, D.C. : Joseph Henry Press, c2002.

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Book/textUse in library JFE 02-11060Schwarzman Building - Main Reading Room 315

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Description
xiv, 230 p.; 24 cm.
Alternative Title
Story of science and ideas in the twentieth century
Subject
  • Physics > Philosophy
  • Certainty
  • Chaotic behavior in systems
  • Physics > History > 20th century
Note
  • Includes index.
Contents
Quantum uncertainty -- On incompleteness -- From object to process -- Language -- The end of representation -- From clockwork to chaos -- Re-envisioning the planet -- Pausing the Cosmos.
Call Number
JFE 02-11060
ISBN
0309076412 (hard)
LCCN
2002001482
OCLC
48989218
Author
Peat, F. David, 1938-2017.
Title
From certainty to uncertainty : the story of science and ideas in the twentieth century / F. David Peat.
Imprint
Washington, D.C. : Joseph Henry Press, c2002.
Research Call Number
JFE 02-11060
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