Physicists in conflict

Title
  1. Physicists in conflict / Neil A. Porter.
Published by
  1. Bristol ; Philadelphia : Institute of Physics Pub., ©1998.
Author
  1. Porter, Neil A.

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Description
  1. xv, 275 pages : illustrations; 24 cm
Summary
  1. This book examines the nature of conflict in science through examples chosen from the history of physics. These cases fall into three broad themes: physicists in conflict with religion; conflict between physicists on significant scientific issues; physicists in conflict with each other and politicians on matters of public policy with scientific content. Conflict is singled out as a common element in otherwise disparate areas precisely because it has characteristics which are common to the different cases, and sometimes the similarities are remarkable. The cases of Galileo and Oppenheimer, in particular, are examples of this.
  2. The book is intended for a general readership, and should be intelligible to someone with an interest in physics, but slight knowledge, as well as to undergraduate and professional physicists. It will also be of interest to those working in the fields of peace and conflict studies.
Subject
  1. Die Physiker Musikgruppe
  2. Physicists
  3. Conflict (Psychology)
  4. Communication in science
  5. Communication
  6. Misinformation
  7. Conflict, Psychological
  8. Communication
  9. Physics > history
  10. physicists
  11. 33.02 philosophy and theory of physics
  12. Communication in science
  13. Physicists
  14. Entdeckung
  15. Forschungsergebnis
  16. Geschichte
  17. Konflikt
  18. Natuurkundigen
  19. Controversen
  20. PHYSICS
  21. SCIENTISTS
  22. PSYCHOLOGY
  23. COMMUNICATION
  24. Physique > Histoire
  25. Controverses scientifiques
Genre/Form
  1. History (form)
Contents
  1. Introduction -- Religion rampant: Hypatia, Roger Bacon, Giordano Bruno -- Galileo and the Inquisition -- Kepler -- Internal conflict: the atomic theory and positivist philosophy -- N-Rays -- Einstein and the Copenhagen School -- Oppenheimer and the AEC -- Blackett, Cherwell, Tizard: operational research and total war -- The big bang versus continuous creation -- Multiple versus plural particle and photon production -- Missing magnetic monopoles -- Conclusions.
Owning institution
  1. Princeton University Library
Bibliography (note)
  1. Includes bibliographical references (p. 253-263) and index.