Great solid state physicists of the 20th century [[electronic resource] /] / editors, Julio A. Gonzalo & Carmen Aragó López |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | River Edge, N.J., : World Scientific, c2003 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (408 p.) |
Disciplina | 530.41092 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
GonzaloJulio A (Julio Antonio)
Aragó LópezCarmen |
Soggetto topico |
Physicists
Solid state physics - History - 20th century |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-281-93568-9
9786611935689 981-279-526-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Contents ; Foreword ; I The Braggs ; TheBraggs ; William Henry Bragg (1862-1942) ; William Lawrence Bragg (1890-1971) ; II Peter Debye ; Peter Debye - A Life for Science ; Peter Joseph Wilhelm Debye (1884-1966) ; III John Bardeen ; John Bardeen (1908-1991)
Semiconductor Research Leading to the Point Contact Transistor Electron-Phonon Interactions and Superconductivity ; IV Lev Davidovich Landau ; About L. D. Landau - the Great Physicist ; Physics Nobel Prize Winner - 1962 ; V The Relevance of Materials Science The Relevance of Materials Science The Nobel Prize in Solid State Physics. Laureates |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910454279503321 |
River Edge, N.J., : World Scientific, c2003 | ||
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Great solid state physicists of the 20th century [[electronic resource] /] / editors, Julio A. Gonzalo & Carmen Aragó López |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | River Edge, N.J., : World Scientific, c2003 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (408 p.) |
Disciplina | 530.41092 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
GonzaloJulio A (Julio Antonio)
Aragó LópezCarmen |
Soggetto topico |
Physicists
Solid state physics - History - 20th century |
ISBN |
1-281-93568-9
9786611935689 981-279-526-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Contents ; Foreword ; I The Braggs ; TheBraggs ; William Henry Bragg (1862-1942) ; William Lawrence Bragg (1890-1971) ; II Peter Debye ; Peter Debye - A Life for Science ; Peter Joseph Wilhelm Debye (1884-1966) ; III John Bardeen ; John Bardeen (1908-1991)
Semiconductor Research Leading to the Point Contact Transistor Electron-Phonon Interactions and Superconductivity ; IV Lev Davidovich Landau ; About L. D. Landau - the Great Physicist ; Physics Nobel Prize Winner - 1962 ; V The Relevance of Materials Science The Relevance of Materials Science The Nobel Prize in Solid State Physics. Laureates |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910782116403321 |
River Edge, N.J., : World Scientific, c2003 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Great solid state physicists of the 20th century [[electronic resource] /] / editors, Julio A. Gonzalo & Carmen Aragó López |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | River Edge, N.J., : World Scientific, c2003 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (408 p.) |
Disciplina | 530.41092 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
GonzaloJulio A (Julio Antonio)
Aragó LópezCarmen |
Soggetto topico |
Physicists
Solid state physics - History - 20th century |
ISBN |
1-281-93568-9
9786611935689 981-279-526-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Contents ; Foreword ; I The Braggs ; TheBraggs ; William Henry Bragg (1862-1942) ; William Lawrence Bragg (1890-1971) ; II Peter Debye ; Peter Debye - A Life for Science ; Peter Joseph Wilhelm Debye (1884-1966) ; III John Bardeen ; John Bardeen (1908-1991)
Semiconductor Research Leading to the Point Contact Transistor Electron-Phonon Interactions and Superconductivity ; IV Lev Davidovich Landau ; About L. D. Landau - the Great Physicist ; Physics Nobel Prize Winner - 1962 ; V The Relevance of Materials Science The Relevance of Materials Science The Nobel Prize in Solid State Physics. Laureates |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910809295003321 |
River Edge, N.J., : World Scientific, c2003 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Intelligible design : a realistic approach to the philosophy and history of science / / Julio A. Gonzalo, Universidad San Pablo-CEU de Madrid, Spain & Universidad Autonoma de Madrid, Spain, Manuel M. Carreira, Universidad Pontificia de Comillas, Spain |
Autore | Gonzalo Julio A |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Singapore, : World Scientific Publishing Company, 2013 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xiv, 281 pages) : illustrations |
Disciplina |
501
509 |
Collana | Gale eBooks |
Soggetto topico |
Science - Philosophy
Science - History Cosmology Life - Origin Human evolution Religion and science |
ISBN | 981-4447-61-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Contributors/Editors; Foreword; Part I. Modern Science in Historical Perspective; 1. On the Origins of Modern Science Julio A. Gonzalo; How did Christian belief provide a "cultural matrix" for the growth of science?; References; 2. The Post-Renaissance Revolution: The New Science Manuel M. Carreira; Mythological and religious models; Scientific-formal-geometrical models; Models based on scientific causality; (a) Mechanical model; (b) A dual model: physical and geometric (Relativity) and quantum mechanical; The subject and limits of science; TIMELINE: SEVEN CENTURIES
Mathematical symbolsReferences; 3. Frank Sherwood Taylor: The Man Who was Converted by Galileo John Beaumont; The Background; The Early Religious View; Galileo Comes on the Scene; Another Argument; Frank Sherwood Taylor 's Positive Apologetics; Defending the Catholic Faith; Conclusion; References; 4. The Limits of Science Manuel Alfonseca; The limits of mathematics; The limits of physics; The limits of biology; The limits of technology; References; 5. On the Intelligibility of Quantum Mechanics Julio A. Gonzalo; Before quantum mechanics; Blackbody radiation and Planck 's constant Waves and particlesHeisenberg 's uncertainty principle; Concluding remarks; References; 6. Uncertainty, Incompleteness, Chance, and Design Fernando Sols; Introduction; Practical indeterminacy in classical physics: Newton and Poincaré; Intrinsic indeterminacy in quantum physics: Heisenberg; Uncertainty vs. Indeterminacy; What or who determines the future?; Gödel's theorems; Randomness; Popper's falsifiability criterion; Chance in the interpretation of evolution biology; Design and chance lie outside the scope of the scientific method; References 7. A Finite, Open and Contingent Universe Julio A. GonzaloLetter to Physics Today; Concluding remark; References; Part II. On the Origin and Development of Life; 8. A Brief History of Evolutionary Thought Thomas B. Fowler and Daniel Kuebler; I. Ancient speculation (to 1650); Ancient Greeks; Early Evolutionary Speculation; II. The Emergence of Modern Science (1650-1800); Early Fossil Discoverers: Extinct Species and the Implied Change in Nature; Species Change; Functionalism vs. Formalism; Lamarckian Inheritable Change; Paley and Design; III. Laying the Foundations (1804 -1859) Lyell , Malthus and BlytheIV. Darwin 's triumphal entry and early battles over evolution (1859-1910); Darwin 's Critics; Darwin and Heredity; Continuity Or Discontinuity?; V. Genetics and The "New Synthesis" Period: 1910-1960; Population Genetics; The "New Synthesis"; Dissidents; VI. Modern Battles Over Evolution: 1960-present; References; 9. Life's Intelligible Design Manuel Alfonseca; The scientific theory of evolution; Research on Artificial Life; How can God act in the world?; What is life?; What is man?; References 10. What are the Contributions of Genetics to the Understanding of Life? Nicolas Jouve |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910790866503321 |
Gonzalo Julio A
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Singapore, : World Scientific Publishing Company, 2013 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Intelligible design : a realistic approach to the philosophy and history of science / / Julio A. Gonzalo, Universidad San Pablo-CEU de Madrid, Spain & Universidad Autonoma de Madrid, Spain, Manuel M. Carreira, Universidad Pontificia de Comillas, Spain |
Autore | Gonzalo Julio A |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Singapore, : World Scientific Publishing Company, 2013 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xiv, 281 pages) : illustrations |
Disciplina |
501
509 |
Collana | Gale eBooks |
Soggetto topico |
Science - Philosophy
Science - History Cosmology Life - Origin Human evolution Religion and science |
ISBN | 981-4447-61-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Contributors/Editors; Foreword; Part I. Modern Science in Historical Perspective; 1. On the Origins of Modern Science Julio A. Gonzalo; How did Christian belief provide a "cultural matrix" for the growth of science?; References; 2. The Post-Renaissance Revolution: The New Science Manuel M. Carreira; Mythological and religious models; Scientific-formal-geometrical models; Models based on scientific causality; (a) Mechanical model; (b) A dual model: physical and geometric (Relativity) and quantum mechanical; The subject and limits of science; TIMELINE: SEVEN CENTURIES
Mathematical symbolsReferences; 3. Frank Sherwood Taylor: The Man Who was Converted by Galileo John Beaumont; The Background; The Early Religious View; Galileo Comes on the Scene; Another Argument; Frank Sherwood Taylor 's Positive Apologetics; Defending the Catholic Faith; Conclusion; References; 4. The Limits of Science Manuel Alfonseca; The limits of mathematics; The limits of physics; The limits of biology; The limits of technology; References; 5. On the Intelligibility of Quantum Mechanics Julio A. Gonzalo; Before quantum mechanics; Blackbody radiation and Planck 's constant Waves and particlesHeisenberg 's uncertainty principle; Concluding remarks; References; 6. Uncertainty, Incompleteness, Chance, and Design Fernando Sols; Introduction; Practical indeterminacy in classical physics: Newton and Poincaré; Intrinsic indeterminacy in quantum physics: Heisenberg; Uncertainty vs. Indeterminacy; What or who determines the future?; Gödel's theorems; Randomness; Popper's falsifiability criterion; Chance in the interpretation of evolution biology; Design and chance lie outside the scope of the scientific method; References 7. A Finite, Open and Contingent Universe Julio A. GonzaloLetter to Physics Today; Concluding remark; References; Part II. On the Origin and Development of Life; 8. A Brief History of Evolutionary Thought Thomas B. Fowler and Daniel Kuebler; I. Ancient speculation (to 1650); Ancient Greeks; Early Evolutionary Speculation; II. The Emergence of Modern Science (1650-1800); Early Fossil Discoverers: Extinct Species and the Implied Change in Nature; Species Change; Functionalism vs. Formalism; Lamarckian Inheritable Change; Paley and Design; III. Laying the Foundations (1804 -1859) Lyell , Malthus and BlytheIV. Darwin 's triumphal entry and early battles over evolution (1859-1910); Darwin 's Critics; Darwin and Heredity; Continuity Or Discontinuity?; V. Genetics and The "New Synthesis" Period: 1910-1960; Population Genetics; The "New Synthesis"; Dissidents; VI. Modern Battles Over Evolution: 1960-present; References; 9. Life's Intelligible Design Manuel Alfonseca; The scientific theory of evolution; Research on Artificial Life; How can God act in the world?; What is life?; What is man?; References 10. What are the Contributions of Genetics to the Understanding of Life? Nicolas Jouve |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910807939703321 |
Gonzalo Julio A
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Singapore, : World Scientific Publishing Company, 2013 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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