Bedeviled
How scientists through the ages have conducted thought experiments using imaginary entities—demons—to test the laws of nature and push the frontiers of what is possible. Science may be known for banishing the demons of superstition from the modern world. Yet just as the demon-haunted world was being exorcised by the enlightening power of reason, a new kind of demon mischievously...Hardback$8999Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeksBedeviled
How scientists through the ages have conducted thought experiments using imaginary entities—demons—to test the laws of nature and push the frontiers of what is possible. Science may be known for banishing the demons of superstition from the modern world. Yet just as the demon-haunted world was being exorcised by the enlightening power of reason, a new kind of demon mischievously...Paperback$8400Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 2-3 weeksThe Physicist and the Philosopher
On April 6, 1922, in Paris, Albert Einstein and Henri Bergson publicly debated the nature of time. Einstein considered Bergson's theory of time to be a soft, psychological notion, irreconcilable with the quantitative realities of physics. Bergson, who gained fame as a philosopher by arguing that time should not be understood exclusively through the lens of science, criticized Einstein's theory...Paperback$6599Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks