Science theory and man

232 Pages·1957·6.657 MB·English

by  Erwin Schrödinger

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SCIENCE
THEORY
AND
MAN
'
SCIENCE THEORY
AND MAN
FORMERLY PUBLISHED UNDER
THE TITLE
‘SCIENCE AND THE HUMAN temperament’
ERWIN SCHROEDINGER
NOBEL LAUREATE
Ruskin House
GEORGE ALLEN AND UNWIN LTD
MUSEUM STREET LONDON
Copyright © by Erwin Schroedinger 1935
Copyright © by Dover Publications, Inc. 1957
All rights reserved under Pan American and
International copyright conventions.
This new Dover edition first published in 1957, is an
unabridged reproduction of the work first published in
1935 under the title Science and the Human Tempera¬
ment. The essay What is an Elementary Particle has been
included through special permission of ENDEAVOR.
Manufactured in the United States of America
ONULF
CONTENTS
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PREFACE by Rutherford . vii
BIOGRAPHICAL INTRODUCTION . ix
by James Murphy
i. SCIENCE, ART AND PLAY . 27
n. THE LAW OF CHANCE . 39
m. INDETERMINISM IN PHYSICS . 52
iv. IS SCIENCE A FASHION OF
THE TIMES? . 81
v. PHYSICAL SCIENCE AND THE
TEMPER OF THE AGE . 106
vi. WHAT IS A LAW OF NATURE? . 133
vii. CONCEPTUAL MODELS IN PHYSICS
AND THEIR PHILOSOPHICAL VALUE 148
viii. THE FUNDAMENTAL IDEA OF
WAVE MECHANICS . 166
ix. WHAT IS AN ELEMENTARY PARTICLE?. 193
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