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When Physics Became King

Af: Iwan Rhys Morus Engelsk Paperback

When Physics Became King

Af: Iwan Rhys Morus Engelsk Paperback
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As recently as two hundred years ago, physics as we know it today did not exist. Born in the early nineteenth century during the second scientific revolution, physics struggled at first to achieve legitimacy in the scientific community and culture at large. In fact, the term "physicist" did not appear in English until the 1830s. When Physics Became King traces the emergence of this revolutionary science, demonstrating how a discipline that barely existed in 1800 came to be regarded a century later as the ultimate key to unlocking nature's secrets. A cultural history designed to provide a big-picture view, the book ably ties advances in the field to the efforts of physicists who worked to win social acceptance for their research. Beginning his tale with the rise of physics from natural philosophy, Iwan Morus chronicles the emergence of mathematical physics in France and its later export to England and Germany. He then elucidates the links between physics and industrialism, the technology of statistical mechanics, and the establishment of astronomical laboratories and precision measurement tools. His tale ends on the eve of the First World War, when physics had firmly established itself in both science and society. Scholars of both history and physics will enjoy this fascinating and studied look at the emergence of a major scientific discipline.
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As recently as two hundred years ago, physics as we know it today did not exist. Born in the early nineteenth century during the second scientific revolution, physics struggled at first to achieve legitimacy in the scientific community and culture at large. In fact, the term "physicist" did not appear in English until the 1830s. When Physics Became King traces the emergence of this revolutionary science, demonstrating how a discipline that barely existed in 1800 came to be regarded a century later as the ultimate key to unlocking nature's secrets. A cultural history designed to provide a big-picture view, the book ably ties advances in the field to the efforts of physicists who worked to win social acceptance for their research. Beginning his tale with the rise of physics from natural philosophy, Iwan Morus chronicles the emergence of mathematical physics in France and its later export to England and Germany. He then elucidates the links between physics and industrialism, the technology of statistical mechanics, and the establishment of astronomical laboratories and precision measurement tools. His tale ends on the eve of the First World War, when physics had firmly established itself in both science and society. Scholars of both history and physics will enjoy this fascinating and studied look at the emergence of a major scientific discipline.
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Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 288
ISBN-13: 9780226542027
Indbinding: Paperback
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ISBN-10: 0226542025
Kategori: Naturvidenskabens historie
Udg. Dato: 1 mar 2005
Længde: 17mm
Bredde: 157mm
Højde: 229mm
Forlag: The University of Chicago Press
Oplagsdato: 1 mar 2005
Forfatter(e): Iwan Rhys Morus
Forfatter(e) Iwan Rhys Morus

Kategori Naturvidenskabens historie

ISBN-13 9780226542027

Sprog Engelsk

Indbinding Paperback

Sider 288

Udgave

Længde 17mm

Bredde 157mm

Højde 229mm

Udg. Dato 1 mar 2005

Oplagsdato 1 mar 2005

Forlag The University of Chicago Press

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