Physics and Philosophy The Revolution in Modern Science

Explains the central ideas of the quantum revolution and uncertainty principle.This book reveals how words and concepts familiar in daily life can lose their meaning in the world of relativity and quantum physics.|Werner Heisenberg's celebrated Uncertainty Principle is one of the cornerstones of modern physicsHe was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1932 and received numerous other awardsAs a public figure he actively promoted the peaceful use of atomic power and in 1957 led other German scientists in opposing a move to equip the West German army with nuclear weaponsHe died in 1976.Paul Davies is the author of many books including God and the New Physics and The Fifth Miracle.|Nobel Prize winner Werner Heisenberg's classic account explains the central ideas of the quantum revolution and his celebrated Uncertainty PrincipleHeisenberg reveals how words and concepts familiar in daily life can lose their meaning in the world of relativity and quantum physics.This in turn has profound philosophical implications for the nature of reality.|Explains the central ideas of the quantum revolution and uncertainty principle. This book reveals how words and concepts familiar in daily life can lose their meaning in the world of relativity and quantum physics.|Werner Heisenberg's celebrated U...|Werner Heisenberg's celebrated Uncertainty Principle is one of the cornerstones of modern physics. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1932 and received numerous other awards. As a public figure he actively promoted the peaceful use of atomic power and in 1957 led other German scientists in opposing a move to equip the West German army with nuclear weapons. He died in 1976.Paul Davies is the author of many books including God and the New Physics and The Fifth Miracle.|Paul Davies is a Regents' Professor of Physics and Director of the Beyond Center for Fundamental Concepts in Science at Arizona State University. The bestselling author of some thirty books his many awards include the Templeton Prize and the Faraday Prize of the Royal Society. He is a Member of the Order of Australia and has an asteroid named after him.|Explains the central ideas of the quantum revolution and uncertainty principle. This book reveals how words and concepts familiar in daily life can lose their meaning in the world of relativity and quantum physics.