Pickering, Andrew
Description
Widely regarded as a classic in its field, Constructing Quarks recounts the history of the post-war conceptual development of elementary-particle phys
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ics. Inviting a reappraisal of the status of scientific knowledge, Andrew Pickering suggests that scientists are not mere passive observers and reporters of nature. Rather they are social beings as well as active constructors of natural phenomena who engage in both experimental and theoretical practice.
"A prodigious piece of scholarship that I can heartily recommend."—Michael Riordan, New Scientist
"An admirable history. . . . Detailed and so accurate."—Hugh N. Pendleton, Physics Today
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Genres
History
Tags
History
Social aspects
PARTICLES (NUCLEAR PHYSICS)
Quarks
Reading Moods
Suspenseful & Thrilling
Contributors
No contributors specified
Publishing Info
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Month-Year
Dec, 1999
ISBN
ISBN-13: 9780226667997
ISBN-10: 0226667995
Language
English
No. of Pages
468
Format
Paperback
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