Representing Electrons: A Biographical Approach to Theoretical Entities

by Theodore Arabatzis

Book Overview

Both a history and a metahistory, Representing Electrons focuses on the development of various theoretical representations of electrons from the late 1890s to 1925 and the methodological problems associated with writing about unobservable scientific entities. Using the electron--or rather its representation--as a historical actor, Theodore Arabatzis illustrates the emergence and gradual consolidation of its representation in physics, its career throughout...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226024210
• ISBN13: 9780226024219
• Release Date: December 2005
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 0.96 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.3" x 9.0"