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- 题名/责任者:
- Physics and culture / Brian Cotterell, University of Sydney, Australia.
- 出版发行项:
- London ; Singapore ; Hackensack, NJ : World Scientific, [2018]
- 出版发行项:
- ?2018
- ISBN:
- 9781786343765 (hardback)
- ISBN:
- 1786343762 (hardback)
- 载体形态项:
- xxviii, 527 pages : illustrations (some colour) ; 25 cm
- 个人责任者:
- Cotterell, Brian, 1934- author.
- 论题主题:
- Physics.
- 论题主题:
- Culture.
- 中图法分类号:
- O4-05
- 书目附注:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 461-501) and index.
- 内容附注:
- Outline of the physics -- Newtonian period -- Religion; popularization of classical physics -- Philosophy and politics; imaginative arts; modern and postmodern period -- Philosophy, politics, and religion -- Popularization of modern and postmodern physics -- Modernism and postmodernism.
- 摘要附注:
- "The role of physics in our culture is examined from the time of Newton to the present day. It has three parts: an introduction to physics and two parts covering the roles of Newtonian and Modern/Postmodern physics. It is shown how popularization enabled physics to become part of our culture, while the topics discussed include religion, philosophy, politics, literature, the visual arts, and music. An underlying theme is that physics is an intimate part of our culture which, together with the other sciences, has had a wide general influence that cannot be ignored. The book has been written for all that are genuinely interested in culture. It is well referenced and illustrated, and suitable for the general public, students and academics who are interested in bridging the sciences and humanities in today's era of specialization"--
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