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The Roots of General Relativity

Science and Society
Buch | Hardcover
328 Seiten
2001
Routledge (Verlag)
978-0-415-93716-0 (ISBN)
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Modern science has changed every aspect of life in ways that cannot be compared to developments of previous eras. This four volume set presents key developments within modern physical science and the effects of these discoveries on modern life.

Peter Galison is Professor of the History of Science at Harvard University and a premier authority in the field. In 1997, he was named a John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Fellow; in 1999, he was a winner of the Max Planck Prize given by the Max Planck Gesellschaft and Humboldt Stiftung. His is author of numerous works, including, most recently, Picturing Science, Producing Art (Routledge, 1998) and The Architecture of Science (MIT, 1999). Michael Gordin and David Kaiser are both at Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

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Verlagsort London
Sprache englisch
Maße 152 x 229 mm
Gewicht 567 g
Themenwelt Naturwissenschaften Physik / Astronomie Relativitätstheorie
ISBN-10 0-415-93716-7 / 0415937167
ISBN-13 978-0-415-93716-0 / 9780415937160
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