German Essays on Science in the 20th Century: Albert Einstein, Werner Heisenberg, Max Planck, and OT

by Max Planck

Book Overview

The 20th century has brought us to the high point of the scientific-technological age but paradoxically marks the beginning of a critical loss of confidence in the very powers of science. This volume in The German Library, a companion to volume 36 (German Essays on Science in the 19th Centiry, also edited by Wolfgang Schirmacher), represents the sciences in a comprehansive way: Physics, Biochemistry, Ecology, Ethology, Social Sciences, Law and Culture...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0826407471
• ISBN13: 9780826407474
• Release Date: September 1996
• Publisher: Continuum
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.4" x 8.2"