The Tests of Time: Readings in the Development of Physical TheoryLisa M. Dolling, Arthur F. Gianelli, Glenn N. Statile Princeton University Press, 16 feb 2003 - 716 pagina's The development of physical theory is one of our greatest intellectual achievements. Its products--the currently prevailing theories of physics, astronomy, and cosmology--have proved themselves to possess intrinsic beauty and to have enormous explanatory and predictive power. This anthology of primary readings chronicles the birth and maturation of five such theories (the heliocentric theory, the electromagnetic field theory, special and general relativity, quantum theory, and the big bang theory) in the words of the scientists who brought them to life. It is the first historical account that captures the rich substance of these theories, each of which represents a fascinating story of the interplay of evidence and insight--and of dialogue among great minds. |
Inhoudsopgave
Introduction | 3 |
ARISTOTLE | 13 |
CLAUDIUS PTOLEMY | 29 |
GALILEO GALILEI | 109 |
JOHN HERSCHEL | 128 |
CHARLES COULOMB | 151 |
AUGUSTIN FRESNEL AND DOMINIQUE ARAGO | 201 |
MICHAEL FARADAY | 214 |
P A M DIRAC | 472 |
ALBERT EINSTEIN BORIS PODOLSKY AND NATHAN ROSEN | 495 |
DAVID BOHM | 515 |
J STEWART BELL | 532 |
ABNER SHIMONY | 540 |
Introduction | 547 |
HENRIETTA LEAVITT | 556 |
GEORGES ˆTRE LEMAI | 625 |
JAMES CLERK MAXWELL | 235 |
Selected Bibliography | 251 |
Introduction | 255 |
GEORGE F FITZGERALD | 285 |
HERMAN MINKOWSKI | 304 |
ARTHUR EDDINGTON | 330 |
Selected Bibliography | 355 |
MAX PLANCK | 373 |
LOUIS DE BROGLIE | 387 |
WERNER HEISENBERG | 446 |
ARNO PENZIAS AND ROBERT WILSON | 640 |
STEVEN WEINBERG | 646 |
ALAN GUTH AND PAUL STEINHARDT | 652 |
GEORGE SMOOT AND KEAY DAVIDSON | 666 |
STEPHEN HAWKING | 677 |
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