An edition of 112 Mercer street
(2007)
112 Mercer street
Einstein, Russell, Gödel, Pauli, and the end of innocence in science
1st ed.
by Burton Feldman and Burton Feldman
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The story of quantum physics in the 20th century, with some outlooks onto mathematics.
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Science, Philosophy, Scientists, Biography, History, Scientists - General, History Of Science, Biography / Autobiography, History: World, Science/Mathematics, Science / General, Einstein, albert, 1879-1955, Russell, bertrand, 1872-1970, Goedel, kurt, 1906-1978, Scientists, biography, Science, historyPeople
Albert Einstein (1879-1955), Bertrand Russell (1872-1970), Kurt Gödel (1906-1978), Wolfgang Pauli (1869-1955)Places
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Table of Contents
Introduction
Page ix
Glossary
Page xvii
Part 1.
The Pathos of Science
Page 1
Princeton, Winter 1943-44
Page 3
Aging Genius
Page 7
Science and Sin
Page 16
At Home In Princeton
Page 17
Part 2.
Four Lives
Page 21
Einstein
Page 23
Russell: Aristocrat in Turmoil
Page 57
Gödel: Ghost of Genius
Page 79
Pauli: The Devil's Advocate
Page 90
Part 3.
The Universe
Page 113
The Logic of Paradox
Page 115
The Mechanical World
Page 125
Relativity of Time and Space
Page 127
On the Quantum Path
Page 131
The Copenhagen Interpretation
Page 139
Einstein and Unified Theory: Chasing the Rainbow
Page 143
The Persistence of Nature
Page 159
Part 4.
Beyond Pathos: Oppenheimer, Heisenberg, and the War
Page 163
Wartime Berlin, Winter 1943-44
Page 165
Heisenberg
Page 167
Wartime Los Alamos, Winter 1943-44
Page 174
Oppenheimer
Page 181
Dangerous Knowledge: The New Security Order
Page 187
Epilogue: The Projects of Science
Page 191
Bibliography
Page 199
Notes
Page 211
Acknowledgements
Page 231
Index
Page 235
Edition Notes
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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