The Neglect of Experiment

by Allan Franklin

Book Overview

What role have experiments played, and should they play, in physics? How does one come to believe rationally in experimental results? The Neglect of Experiment attempts to provide answers to both of these questions. Professor Franklin's approach combines the detailed study of four episodes in the history of twentieth century physics with an examination of some of the philosophical issues involved. The episodes are the discovery of parity nonconservation...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521379652
• ISBN13: 9780521379656
• Release Date: September 1989
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 308 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 7.0" x 8.2"