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35 produkter
American Tragedy
Kennedy, Johnson, and the Origins of the Vietnam War
Av David Kaiser
Häftad, 2002
384 kr
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Fought as fiercely by politicians and the public as by troops in Southeast Asia, the Vietnam War--its origins, its conduct, its consequences--is still being contested. In what will become the classic account, based on newly opened archival sources, David Kaiser rewrites what we know about this …
Groovy Science
Knowledge, Innovation, and American Counterculture
Av David Kaiser, W. Patrick McCray
Inbunden, 2016
848 kr
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In his 1969 book The Making of a Counterculture, Theodore Roszak described the youth of the late 1960s as fleeing science “as if from a place inhabited by plague,” and even seeking “subversion of the scientific worldview” itself. Roszak’s view has come to be our own: when we think of the youth …
Groovy Science
Knowledge, Innovation, and American Counterculture
Av David Kaiser, W. Patrick McCray
Häftad, 2016
254 kr
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In his 1969 book The Making of a Counterculture, Theodore Roszak described the youth of the late 1960s as fleeing science “as if from a place inhabited by plague,” and even seeking “subversion of the scientific worldview” itself. Roszak’s view has come to be our own: when we think of the youth …
Drawing Theories Apart
The Dispersion of Feynman Diagrams in Postwar Physics
Av David Kaiser
E-bok, 2009
1093 kr
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Winner of the 2007 Pfizer Prize from the History of Science Society. Feynman diagrams have revolutionized nearly every aspect of theoretical physics since the middle of the twentieth century. Introduced by the American physicist Richard Feynman (1918-88) soon after World War II as a means of …
Drawing Theories Apart
Av David Kaiser
Inbunden, 2005
976 kr
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Feynman diagrams have revolutionized nearly every aspect of theoretical physics since the middle of the twentieth century. Introduced by the American physicist Richard Feynman (1918-88) soon after World War II as a means of simplifying lengthy calculations in quantum electrodynamics, they soon …
Drawing Theories Apart
The Dispersion of Feynman Diagrams in Postwar Physics
Av David Kaiser
Häftad, 2005
483 kr
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Feynman diagrams have revolutionized nearly every aspect of theoretical physics since the middle of the twentieth century. Introduced by the American physicist Richard Feynman (1918-88) soon after World War II as a means of simplifying lengthy calculations in quantum electrodynamics, they soon …
Quantum Legacies
Dispatches from an Uncertain World
Av David Kaiser
Inbunden, 2020
245 kr
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The ideas at the root of quantum theory remain stubbornly, famously bizarre: a solid world reduced to puffs of probability; particles that tunnel through walls; cats suspended in zombielike states, neither alive nor dead; and twinned particles that share entangled fates. For more than a century, …
Quantum Legacies
Dispatches from an Uncertain World
Av David Kaiser
Häftad, 2022
277 kr
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A series of engaging essays that explore iconic moments of discovery and debate in physicists' ongoing quest to understand the quantum world.The ideas at the root of quantum theory remain stubbornly, famously bizarre: a solid world reduced to puffs of probability; particles that tunnel through …
Science and the American Century
Readings from "Isis"
Av Sally Gregory Kohlstedt, David Kaiser
Häftad, 2013
321 kr
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The twentieth century was one of astonishing change in science, especially as pursued in the United States. Against a backdrop of dramatic political and economic shifts brought by world wars, intermittent depressions, sporadic and occasionally massive increases in funding, and expanding private …
How the Hippies Saved Physics
Science, Counterculture, and the Quantum Revival
Av David Kaiser
Häftad, 2012
194 kr
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Today, quantum information theory is among the most exciting scientific frontiers, attracting billions of dollars in funding and thousands of talented researchers. But as MIT physicist and historian David Kaiser reveals, this cutting-edge field has a surprisingly psychedelic past. How the Hippies …
Roots of Special Relativity
Science and Society
Av Peter Galison, Michael Gordin m. fl.
Inbunden, 2001
2510 kr
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Modern science has changed every aspect of life in ways that cannot be compared to developments of previous eras. This four-volume set presents key developments within modern physical science and the effects of these discoveries on modern global life. The first two volumes explore the history of …
Physical Sciences and the Language of War
Science and Society
Av Peter Galison, Michael Gordin m. fl.
Inbunden, 2001
1826 kr
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Modern science has changed every aspect of life in ways that cannot be compared to developments of previous eras. This four-volume set presents key developments within modern physical science and the effects of these discoveries on modern global life. The first two volumes explore the history of …
Quantum Mechanics
Science and Society
Av Peter Galison, Michael Gordin m. fl.
Inbunden, 2001
2510 kr
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Modern science has changed every aspect of life in ways that cannot be compared to developments of previous eras. This four-volume set presents key developments within modern physical science and the effects of these discoveries on modern global life. The first two volumes explore the history of …
Politics and War
European Conflict from Philip II to Hitler, Enlarged Edition
Av David Kaiser
Häftad, 2000
523 kr
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David Kaiser looks at four hundred years of modern European history to find the political causes of general war in four distinct periods (1559–1659, 1661–1713, 1792–1815, and 1914–1945). He shows how war became a natural function of politics, a logical consequence of contemporary political …
Road to Dallas
The Assassination of John F. Kennedy
Av David Kaiser
Häftad, 2009
324 kr
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Neither a random event nor the act of a lone madman—the assassination of President John F. Kennedy was an appalling and grisly conspiracy. This is the unvarnished story.With deft investigative skill, David Kaiser shows that the events of November 22, 1963, cannot be understood without fully …
Roots of Special Relativity
Science and Society
Av David Kaiser, Michael Gordin m. fl.
E-bok, 2013
1022 kr
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Modern science has changed every aspect of life in ways that cannot be compared to developments of previous eras. This four-volume set presents key developments within modern physical science and the effects of these discoveries on modern global life. The first two volumes explore the history of …
Roots of Special Relativity
Science and Society
Av David Kaiser, Michael Gordin m. fl.
E-bok, 2013
992 kr
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Modern science has changed every aspect of life in ways that cannot be compared to developments of previous eras. This four-volume set presents key developments within modern physical science and the effects of these discoveries on modern global life. The first two volumes explore the history of …
Quantum Mechanics
Science and Society
Av David Kaiser, Michael Gordin m. fl.
E-bok, 2013
813 kr
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Modern science has changed every aspect of life in ways that cannot be compared to developments of previous eras. This four-volume set presents key developments within modern physical science and the effects of these discoveries on modern global life. The first two volumes explore the history of …
Quantum Mechanics
Science and Society
Av David Kaiser, Michael Gordin m. fl.
E-bok, 2013
813 kr
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Modern science has changed every aspect of life in ways that cannot be compared to developments of previous eras. This four-volume set presents key developments within modern physical science and the effects of these discoveries on modern global life. The first two volumes explore the history of …
Baseball Greatness
Top Players and Teams According to Wins Above Average, 1901-2017
Av David Kaiser
Häftad, 2018
517 kr
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Recent advances in baseball statistical analysis have made it possible to assess the totality of contribution each player makes to team success or failure. Using the metric Wins Above Average (WAA)--the number of wins that the 2016 Red Sox, for example, added because they had Mookie Betts in right …
NFL 1965
The Most Exciting Season
Av David Kaiser
Häftad, 2021
448 kr
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In the mid-1960s, when pro football eclipsed baseball as America's leading spectator sport, the NFL had the most exciting season in its history. The Eastern Conference Cleveland Browns were the champions in 1965 yet most of the action was in the Western Conference, where the reigning Baltimore …
How the Hippies Saved Physics
Science, Counterculture, and the Quantum Revival
Av David Kaiser
Ljudbok, 2011
328 kr
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The surprising story of eccentric young scientists who stood up to convention—and changed the face of modern physics In the 1970s, amid severe cutbacks in physics funding, a small group of underemployed physicists in Berkeley decided to throw off the constraints of academia and explore the wilder …
States of the Union
Av David Kaiser
E-bok, 2023
118 kr
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States of the Union uses State of the Union addresses and other presidential addresses to tell the story of the political history of the United States from Washington''s inauguration in 1789 through 2023. The addresses provide a remarkable record of how the country saw itself, what problems …
War Stories
Reading Plains Indian Biographic Rock Art
Av James D. Keyser, David Kaiser
Inbunden, 2023
2809 kr
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Plains Indian biographic rock art can be “read” by those knowledgeable in its lexicon. Presented is a lexicon of imagery, conventions, and symbols used by Plains Indians to communicate their warfare and social narratives. The reader is introduced to Plains Indian “warrior” art in all media, …
Improving Technology Through Ethics
Av Simona Chiodo, David Kaiser m. fl.
Häftad, 2024
550 kr
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This book deals with the ethics of technology and addresses specific ethical problems related to some emerging technologies, mainly in the field of computer science (from machine learning models to extracting value from data to human–robot interaction). The contributions are authored mainly by …
