TY  - GEN
AU  - Heisenberg, Werner 
TI  - Physics and Philosophy: : The Revolution in Modern Science
SN  - 9780141182155 (PB)
PY  - 1958///
CY  - UK
PB  - Penguin
KW  - Physics Philosophy
KW  - Quantum theory
N1  - Introduction by Paul Davis; An old and a new tradition 
The history of quantum theory 
The Copenhagen interpretation of quantum theory 
Quantum theory and the roots of atomic science 
The development of philosophical ideas since Descartes in comparison with the new situation in quantum theory 
The relation of quantum theory to other parts of natural science 
The theory of relativity 
Criticism and counterproposal to the Copenhagen interpretation of quantum theory 
Quantum theory and the structure of matter 
Language and reality in modern physics 
The role of modern physics in the present development of human thinking
N2  - Nobel Prize winner Werner Heisenberg's classic account explains the central ideas of the quantum revolution, and his celebrated Uncertainty Principle. The theme of Heisenberg's exposition is that words and concepts familiar in daily life can lose their meaning in the world of relativity and quantum physics. This in turn has profound philosophical implications for the nature of reality and for our total world view.A classic statement of the philosphical problems surrounding quantum theory and relativity by one of the founders of modern physics and the proponent of quantum physics' greatest challenge to philosophy - Heisenberg's Uncertainty Priciple
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