Inventing reality : (Record no. 7254)

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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 471613886
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Transcribing agency NULRC
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Classification number QC 28 .G74 1988
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Personal name Gregor, Brude
Relator term author
245 #0 - TITLE STATEMENT
Title Inventing reality :
Remainder of title physics as language /
Statement of responsibility, etc. Brude Gregory
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC.
Place of publication, distribution, etc. New York :
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. Wiley,
Date of publication, distribution, etc. c1988
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent ix, 230 pages ;
Dimensions 23 cm.
504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE
Bibliography, etc. note Includes bibliographical references and index.
505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE
Formatted contents note 1. In the beginning was the word -- 2. The invaluable concept of force -- 3. The indispensable idea of fields -- 4. The ingenious notion of atoms -- 5. The unimaginable unity of spacetime -- 6. The imponderable nature of matter -- 7. The intransigent presence of paradox.
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Summary, etc. This volume traces the history of the basic concepts in physics and the evolution of its language, showing that science is the imaginative creation of the inquisitive human mind. The author discusses the work of such scientists as Bohr, Einstein and Weinberg. Contents: In the beginning was the word; the invaluable concept of force; the indispensible idea of fields; the ingenious notion of atoms; the unimaginable unity of spacetime; the imponderance nature of matter; the inexhaustible fecundity of space; the improbable prevalence of symmetry; W and Z fields; the ineffable colour of quarks; the unlimited imagination of physicists; the inscrutable essence of mathematics; the unspeakable power of language; the last word. Appendices: is there a fact in the matter?; Schroedinger's cat; the problem of measurement; language domains.
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Topical term or geographic name entry element PHYSICS
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    Library of Congress Classification     Gen. Ed. - COE LRC - Annex National University - Manila Relegation Room 05/16/2012 Reaccessioned   GC QC 28 .G74 1988 NULIB000005013 05/20/2025 c.1 05/20/2025 Books