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Traces the history of quantum theory and its relation to the development of Western philosophical ideas and natural sciences
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A winner of the Nobel Prize, Werner Heisenberg (1901–1976) was born in Würzberg, Germany, and received his doctorate in theoretical physics from the University of Munich. He became famous for his groundbreaking Uncertainty (or Indeterminacy) Principle. After World War II he was named director of the Max Planck Institute for Physics and Astrophysics.
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“A giant of modern physics.” (New York Times)
“Philosophically, the implications of quantum mechanics are psychedelic. . . . [a] mind-expanding discovery.” (Gary Zukav, author of The Seat of the Soul)
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- PublisherHarper Torchbooks
- Publication date1962
- ISBN 10 0061305499
- ISBN 13 9780061305498
- BindingPaperback
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages206
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