| Main Title |
Image and logic : a material culture of microphysics / |
| Author |
Galison, Peter,
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| Publisher |
University of Chicago Press, |
| Year Published |
1997 |
| OCLC Number |
36103882 |
| ISBN |
0226279162; 9780226279169; 0226279170; 9780226279176 |
| Subjects |
Microphysics--History--20th century ;
Physics--Experiments--History--20th century ;
Physical instruments--History--20th century ;
3302 philosophy and theory of physics--(NL-LeOCL)077595521 ;
5012 philosopy of technology--(NL-LeOCL)077610334 ;
Natuurkunde ;
Wetenschappelijke technieken ;
Detectoren ;
Instrumenten ;
Microf isica ;
Laboratoris de f isica ;
Nuclear physics--Experiments--History--20th century ;
Physique--Exp eriences--20e si ecle ;
Physique--Instruments--20e si ecle ;
Microphysique--20e si ecle
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Additional Info |
Location |
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| ELBM |
QC173.4.M5G35 1997 |
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AWBERC Library/Cincinnati,OH |
08/16/2010 |
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| Collation |
xxv, 955 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
| Notes |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 849-902) and index. |
| Contents Notes |
1. Introduction: Image and Logic -- 2. Cloud Chambers: The Peculiar Genius of British Physics -- 3. Nuclear Emulsions: The Anxiety of the Experimenter -- 4. Laboratory War: Radar Philosophy and the Los Alamos Man -- 5. Bubble Chambers: Factories of Physics -- 6. The Electronic Image: Iconoclasm and the New Icons -- 7. Time Projection Chambers: An Image Falling through Space -- 8. Monte Carlo Simulations: Artificial Reality -- 9. The Trading Zone: Coordinating Action and Belief -- Abbreviations for Archival Sources. Engages with the impact of modern technology on experimental physicists. This study reveals how the increasing scale and complexity of apparatus has distanced physicists from the very science which drew them into experimenting, and has fragmented microphysics into different technical traditions. |
