The Tiger and the Shark: Empirical Roots of Wave-Particle Dualism
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| Rating | : | 4.44 (545 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0521358922 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 380 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-08-02 |
| Language | : | English |
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Thomas S. Kuhn (1922 96) was the Laurence Rockefeller Professor Emeritus of linguistics and philosophy at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. . His books include The Essential Tension; Black-Body Theory and the Quantum Discontinuity, 1894 1912; and The Copernican Revolution
unquantum said Super great writing. Super great writing. I read this 15 years ago and it inspired me to do experiments toward resolving the wave-particle duality paradox. Of course, now I read it again. This is the best history book on that subject.
This new and distinctively different account of one of the major theoretical shifts in modern physical thought will be of fundamental interest to physical scientists and philosophers, as well as to historians of science.. Dr Wheaton describes the experimental work on the new forms of radiation found at the turn of the century and shows how the interpretation of energy transfer from X-rays to matter gradually transformed a classical wave explanation of light to one based on particle like quanta of energy, and further, he explains how influential scientists came reluctantly to accept a wavelike interpretation of matter as well. It outlines the different approaches adopted by members of different national cultures to the apparent i
Meticulously researched, it exposes the reader to hitherto obscure manuscripts relating the story of experimental research in the x-ray and D*g-ray regions of the spectrum from the end of the last through the first quarter of this century.This fine book will undoubtedly be a valuable addition to the history of this golden age of physics." Edward L. "the symmetry and novelty of Wheaton's narrative are beautifule metaphysical problem addressedis so profound that careful readers will be well rewarded." American Historical Review"attention to this early work is clearly of contemporary, and not just historical or pedagogic, interest. The author is to be warmly commended for performing this task in such a clear and