The Great Equations by Robert P Crease

The Great Equations by Robert P Crease

While we may be familiar with some of science’s greatest equations, we may not know that each and every equation emerged not in "Eureka!" moments but in years of cultural developments and scientific knowledge. With vignettes full of humor, drama, and eccentricity, philosopher and science historian Robert P. Crease shares the stories behind ten of history’s greatest equations, from the "first equation," 1 + 1 = 2, which promises a rational, well-ordered world, to Heisenberg’s uncertainty principle, which reveals the limitations of human knowledge. For every equation, Crease provides a brief account of who discovered it, what dissatisfactions lay behind its discovery, and what the equation says about the nature of our world.

"More than just a celebration of the great equations…[Crease] shows how an equation not only affects science and math but also transforms the thinking of all people" -- Dick Teresi
"Wry, probing, philosophically inclined." -- Charles C. Mann, author of 1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus

Robert P. Crease is the chairman of the philosophy department at Stony Brook University and the author of several books on science, including The Quantum Moment and The Great Equations. He lives in New York City.

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ISBN 13	9780393337938
ISBN 10	0393337936
Titel	The Great Equations
Autor	Robert P Crease
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Bindungsart	Paperback
Verlag	WW Norton & Co
Erscheinungsjahr	2010-02-12
Seitenanzahl	320
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