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- catalog abstract ""The emergence of modern physics in the first three decades of the 20th century was accompanied by a loss of determinism. That loss is embodied in the Copenhagen interpretation and the theory of relativity. The development of physics-based technologies, both constructive and destructive, occurred shortly thereafter at so dizzying a rate that scientists rarely took a critical look at the logical foundations of the Copenhagen interpretation and the theory of relativity, or at the consequences of the loss of determinism." "This book contains a dialogue between a physicist and a philosopher on that issue. The dialogue is strongly contextualized with respect to the main players in physics during the first sixty years of the 20th century, and to the prevailing political conditions in Western Europe and the USA. It was galvanized by the debate and the subsequent abandonment of the Superconducting Super Collider, and also affords a lively understanding of Greek epistemology. Questioned by the philosopher, the physicist provides an account of the directions taken by physicists and the roads not traveled, as well as his own understanding of the nature of matter."--Jacket.".
- catalog alternative "Hier irrte Einstein. English".
- catalog contributor b12212178.
- catalog contributor b12212179.
- catalog created "c2001.".
- catalog date "2001".
- catalog date "c2001.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c2001.".
- catalog description ""The emergence of modern physics in the first three decades of the 20th century was accompanied by a loss of determinism. That loss is embodied in the Copenhagen interpretation and the theory of relativity. The development of physics-based technologies, both constructive and destructive, occurred shortly thereafter at so dizzying a rate that scientists rarely took a critical look at the logical foundations of the Copenhagen interpretation and the theory of relativity, or at the consequences of the loss of determinism." "This book contains a dialogue between a physicist and a philosopher on that issue. The dialogue is strongly contextualized with respect to the main players in physics during the first sixty years of the 20th century, and to the prevailing political conditions in Western Europe and the USA. It was galvanized by the debate and the subsequent abandonment of the Superconducting Super Collider, and also affords a lively understanding of Greek epistemology. Questioned by the philosopher, the physicist provides an account of the directions taken by physicists and the roads not traveled, as well as his own understanding of the nature of matter."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 189-194) and index.".
- catalog extent "x, 202 p. :".
- catalog identifier "9810242425".
- catalog identifier "9810242433 (pbk.)".
- catalog issued "2001".
- catalog issued "c2001.".
- catalog language "eng ger".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Singapore ; River Edge, NJ : World Scientific,".
- catalog subject "530.12 21".
- catalog subject "Physics Philosophy.".
- catalog subject "QC174.12 .S25513 2001".
- catalog subject "Quantum theory.".
- catalog subject "Relativity (Physics)".
- catalog title "Here erred Einstein / Hans Sallhofer ; with Dennis Radharose.".
- catalog title "Hier irrte Einstein. English".
- catalog type "text".