Einstein and Heisenberg [electronic resource] : The Controversy Over Quantum Physics /
Kleinknecht, Konrad.author.
This is a fascinating account of two great scientists of the 20th century: Einstein and Heisenberg, discoverers, respectively, of the theory of relativity and quantum mechanics. It connects the history of modern physics to the life stories of these two extraordinary physicists.These discoveries laid the foundation of modern physics, without which our digitized world of computers, satellites, and innovative materials would not be possible. This book also describes in comprehensible terms the complicated science underlying the two discoveries.The twin biography highlights the parallels and differences of these two luminaries, showing how their work shaped the 20th century into the century of physics.
Preface -- Chapter 1: Einstein’s Youth -- Chapter 2: Heisenberg’s Youth -- Chapter 3: The Wonder Years -- Chapter 4: Impact of the Discoveries -- Chapter 5: Expulsion and the War Years -- Chapter 6: Social Affinities -- Important Concepts and Physicists -- Bibliography -- Index.  .
This is a fascinating account of two great scientists of the 20th century: Einstein and Heisenberg, discoverers, respectively, of the theory of relativity and quantum mechanics. It connects the history of modern physics to the life stories of these two extraordinary physicists.These discoveries laid the foundation of modern physics, without which our digitized world of computers, satellites, and innovative materials would not be possible. This book also describes in comprehensible terms the complicated science underlying the two discoveries.The twin biography highlights the parallels and differences of these two luminaries, showing how their work shaped the 20th century into the century of physics.
Physics.
History.
Gravitation.
Popular Science in Physics.
Popular Science in History.
History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics.
Classical and Quantum Gravitation, Relativity Theory.