"Richard Feynman is one of, if not the, most famous physicists of the latter half of the 20th century. In 1964, at Cornell University, he delivered the famous Messenger Lectures. This book, The Character of Physical Law, sprung from these lectures. In this classic work, Feynman explores the relationship between …
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"Richard Feynman is one of, if not the, most famous physicists of the latter half of the 20th century. In 1964, at Cornell University, he delivered the famous Messenger Lectures. This book, The Character of Physical Law, sprung from these lectures. In this classic work, Feynman explores the relationship between math and physics, describes the great conservation principles, the puzzle of symmetry in physical law, how to reconcile physical problems that yield infinite results with their manifestations in the natural world, and quantum mechanical views of nature. Feynman's accessible speech and conversational style comes through well in each essay; his simple pencil and paper drawings communicate complex ideas as if one were viewing them on a chalk board. This reissue features a foreword by Nobel Laureate Frank Wilczek, which situates the work within modern scholarship and describes why the book is still relevant today. Although he mentions areas where Feynman's theories need "updating," he points out that Feynman's unorthodox and brilliant way of thinking helped develop the general quantum electrodynamics theory, one of the most precise and accurate theories in physical science. Wilczek concludes with the assertion that this book represents Feynman at "the height of his powers, and that this "is the single best introduction to modern physics, altogether.""--
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Brossura, 208 pagine
lingua Italian
Pubblicato il 11 Maggio 1993 da Bollati Boringhieri.
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- 978-88-339-0261-6ISBN copiato!
The Character of Physical Law (Pearl Classics)
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Pubblicato il 08 Gennaio 1969 da Audio Scholar.
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- 978-1-879557-43-7ISBN copiato!
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The Character of Physical Law (Penguin Press Science)
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Pubblicato il 28 Ottobre 2004 da Penguin Books Ltd.
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- 978-0-14-017505-9ISBN copiato!
The character of physical law
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Pubblicato il 08 Novembre 1994 da Modern Library.
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The character of physical law
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Pubblicato il 08 Novembre 1967 da M.I.T.Press.
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- 978-0-262-06016-5ISBN copiato!
- Numero OCLC:
- 175060
The character of physical law
173, pagine
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Pubblicato il 08 Novembre 2017
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- 978-0-262-53341-6ISBN copiato!
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The Character of Physical Law
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The character of physical law
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Pubblicato il 08 Novembre 1965 da M.I.T. Press.
Character of Physical Law
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Pubblicato il 08 Novembre 2017 da MIT Press.
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Character of Physical Law
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Pubblicato il 08 Novembre 2017 da MIT Press.
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Character of Physical Law
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Pubblicato il 08 Novembre 2017 da MIT Press.
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The character of physical law
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Pubblicato il 08 Novembre 1965 da British Broadcasting Corporation.
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- 978-0-563-06270-7ISBN copiato!
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