Higher Speculations Grand Theories and Failed Revolutions in Physics and Cosmology |
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| Author:
| Kragh, Helge |
| ISBN: | 978-0-19-959988-2 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 2011 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $83.00 |
Book Description:
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A historical account of highly ambitious attempts to understand all of nature in terms of fundamental physics. Presenting old and new 'theories of everything' in their historical contexts, the book discusses the nature and limits of scientific explanation in connection with concrete case studies.
A historical account of highly ambitious attempts to understand all of nature in terms of fundamental physics. Presenting old and new 'theories of everything' in their historical contexts, the book discusses the nature and limits of scientific explanation in connection with concrete case studies.