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Uncertainty: Einstein, Heisenberg, Bohr, and the Struggle for the Soul of Science

AUTHOR Lindley, David; Blumenfeld, Robert
PUBLISHER Audible Studios on Brilliance (08/02/2016)
PRODUCT TYPE Audio (MP3 CD)

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Werner Heisenberg's "uncertainty principle" challenged centuries of scientific understanding, placed him in direct opposition to Albert Einstein, and put Niels Bohr in the middle of one of the most heated debates in scientific history. Heisenberg's theorem stated that there were physical limits to what we could know about sub-atomic particles; this "uncertainty" would have shocking implications.

In a riveting account, David Lindley captures this critical episode and explains one of the most important scientific discoveries in history, which has since transcended the boundaries of science and influenced everything from literary theory to television.

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ISBN-13: 9781522689102
ISBN-10: 1522689109
Binding: CD-Audio (MP3 Format)
Content Language: English
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Carton Quantity: 46
Feature Codes: Unabridged
Country of Origin: US
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Science | History
Science | Physics - General
Science | Arithmetic
Dewey Decimal: 513.12
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Werner Heisenberg's "uncertainty principle" challenged centuries of scientific understanding, placed him in direct opposition to Albert Einstein, and put Niels Bohr in the middle of one of the most heated debates in scientific history. Heisenberg's theorem stated that there were physical limits to what we could know about sub-atomic particles; this "uncertainty" would have shocking implications.

In a riveting account, David Lindley captures this critical episode and explains one of the most important scientific discoveries in history, which has since transcended the boundaries of science and influenced everything from literary theory to television.

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Author: Lindley, David
David Lindley is Professor of Renaissance Literature at the School of English, University of Leeds. His published work includes The Trials of Frances Howard and a book on on the poet-composer Thomas Campion, as well as essays on court masques and articles on the relationships between music and literature. He also contributed to the Cambridge Companion to Ben Jonson (2000).
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