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Science and Cultural Crisis : An Intellectual Biography of Percy Williams Bridgman (1882-1961) by Maila L. Walter (1990, Hardcover)
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Science and Cultural Crisis: An Intellectual Biography of Percy Williams Bridgman (1882-1961) by Walter, Maila L. [Hardcover]
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Product Identifiers
PublisherStanford University Press
ISBN-100804717966
ISBN-139780804717960
eBay Product ID (ePID)487254
Product Key Features
Number of Pages376 Pages
Publication NameScience and Cultural Crisis : an Intellectual Biography of Percy Williams Bridgman (1882-1961)
LanguageEnglish
SubjectGeneral, Physics / General, Science & Technology
Publication Year1990
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaScience, Biography & Autobiography
AuthorMaila L. Walter
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.9 in
Item Weight21.8 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN90-030511
Dewey Edition20
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal530/.092 B
Table Of ContentIntroductionPart I. A Career in Physics: 1. Percy Williams Bridgman: Harvard physicist2. The experimental method: pioneering a research program3. Theory and the generation gap: explaining metallic conductionPart II. The Meaning of Measurement: 4. Dimensional analysis: the building blocks of physical reality5. The shadow of Einstein: relativity and the operational methodPart III. Operational Reasoning and the Tyranny of Language: 6. Wordless truth: deliverance from the idolatry of language7. The positivists and the behaviourists: defining away private experiencePart IV. Measurement and Communication: 8. Quantum mechanics: signals from beyond the 'here and now'9. Thermodynamics: the outer bounds of physical knowledgePart V. Science as a Vocation: 10. Puritan logic and the politics of science: neither shalt thou serve their gods11. The broken covenant: science, society, and individual freedomNotesBibliographyIndex.
LC Classification NumberQC16
