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The Extension of Man: History of Physics Before the Quantum by J. D. Bernal SC
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- 9780262523868
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
MIT Press
ISBN-10
0262523868
ISBN-13
9780262523868
eBay Product ID (ePID)
63327315
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
320 Pages
Publication Name
Extension of Man : a History of Physics before the Quantum
Language
English
Publication Year
1972
Subject
History, Physics / General
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Science
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.9 in
Item Weight
15.4 Oz
Item Length
8.5 in
Item Width
5.8 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
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Grade From
College Graduate Student
Illustrated
Yes
Synopsis
A history of physics up to the end of the classical era at the end of the 19th century, just before the discoveries of the subatom and relativity were made., The late J. D. Bernal's lectures given to first-year students in physics at Birkbeck College, University of London, are presented here in their entirety, tracing the history of physics up to the end of the classical era at the end of 19th century, just before the discoveries of the subatom and relativity were made. In view of the prestige and profundity of the newer discoveries, Bernal felt that the classical era was being largely forgotten. In this book, he attributes a greater relevance to the work of men from the distant past than is usually given. For instance, the idea of atom not only retains the language of the Greek, Democritus, who first postulated it, but there is also an absolutely unbroken connection between the atom of the Greek and that of the modern physicist. Bernal felt that the historical method would be a suitable introduction to the fundamental concepts of physics, and it is hoped that the readers of the book will be able to see something of the interplay between the theoretical and practical aspects of the subject., The late J. D. Bernal's lectures given to first-year students in physics at Birkbeck College, University of London, are presented here in their entirety, tracing the history of physics up to the end of the classical era at the end of 19th century, just before the discoveries of the subatom and relativity were made. In view of the prestige and profundity of the newer discoveries, Bernal felt that the classical era was being largely forgotten. In this book, he attributes a greater relevance to the work of men from the distant past than is usually given. For instance, the idea of "atom" not only retains the language of the Greek, Democritus, who first postulated it, but there is also an absolutely unbroken connection between the atom of the Greek and that of the modern physicist. Bernal felt that the historical method would be a suitable introduction to the fundamental concepts of physics, and it is hoped that the readers of the book will be able to see something of the interplay between the theoretical and practical aspects of the subject.
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