Ludwig Boltzmann: The Man Who Trusted Atoms

by Carlo Cercignani

Book Overview

Ludwig Boltzmann arguably played the key role in establishing that submicroscopic structures underlie the ordinary world. He had a tremendous impact on late 19th-century and early 20th-century physics, and he anticipated many contemporary ideas, including Kuhn's theory of scientific revolutions and recent theories of knowledge based on Darwinian principles. This book is the first accessible biography of this important figure. Without relying on equations,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198570643
• ISBN13: 9780198570646
• Release Date: March 2006
• Publisher: OUP Oxford
• Length: 348 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.3" x 9.1"