The Holistic Inspiration of Physics: The Underground History of Electromagnetic Theory

by Val Dusek

Book Overview

While many books have claimed parallels between modern physics and Eastern philosophy, none have dealt with the historical influences of both Chinese traditional thought and non-mechanistic, holistic western thought on the philosophies of the scientists who developed electromagnetic field theory. In The Holistic Inspirations of Physics, R. Valentine Dusek asks: to what extent is classical field theory a product of organic and holistic philosophies...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813526353
• ISBN13: 9780813526355
• Release Date: August 1999
• Publisher: Rutgers University Press
• Length: 298 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.2" x 9.3"