Physics and philosophy: the revolution in modern science

Amherst, N.Y.: Prometheus Books. Edited by Ruth Nanda Anshen (1958)
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Presents German physicist Werner Heisenberg's 1958 text in which he discusses the philosophical implications and social consequences of quantum mechanics and other physical theories.

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QC6.H34 1999

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0061209198   1573926949   9780141182155   0141182156   9780140228595   1989970893   0061305499   0045300062   004530016X   993985028X   9780045300167

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