New York: Basic Books, Inc., 1974. 8vo. ix. 374 pgs. Very Good condition hardcover in Very Good jacket. Brown cloth, blue lettering to spine and matching color to top of text block. Dust jacket has light rubbing to corners of spine, in protective cover. Black and white photographs. Contents include: The Social Roots of Einstein's Theory of Relativity, Social, Generational, and Philosopical Sources of Quantum Theory, Generational Movements and 'Scientific Revolutions', Conflict of Scientific Schools, Index. "In this absorbing intellectual history we come to know Einstein, Bohr, Heisenberg, de Broglie, and many others not as formidable theoreticians, but as men of high imaginative powers-influenced by and influencing the social worlds in which they lived." It is Dr. Feur's thesis that intergenerational conflict plays a key role in scientific creativity. ISBN 0465018718. #631.. First Edition.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

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Bookseller: Ravenroost Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 631
Title: Einstein and the Generations of Science
Author: Feuer, Lewis S
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition: Very Good
Edition: First Edition.
ISBN 10: 0465018718
ISBN 13: 9780465018710
Publisher: Basic Books, Inc.
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1974
Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
Keywords: Einstein and the Generations of Science, Lewis S Feuer, Einstein, biography, science, history of science, Quantum Theory, Physics, Feuer, Bohr, Heisenberg, De Broglie, Theory of Relativity, Quantum Physics, scientific Revolution, intergenerational scient
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