Energy, Force and Matter: The Conceptual Development of Nineteenth-Century Physics (Cambridge Studies in the History of Science)

Cambridge Studies in the History of Science

by Peter M. Harman

By focusing on the conceptual issues faced by nineteenth century physicists, this book clarifies the status of field theory, the ether, and thermodynamics in the work of the period. A remarkably synthetic account of a difficult and fragmentary period in scientific development.

Genres: Science, History Of Science, Physics

196 pages, Paperback

First published April 30, 1982

Reviews

[Sanjay Prabhakar]

Interestingly, on the one hand there is a lot of information packed into 150 pages, while on the other Harman repeats himself a lot. Dense but informative.

[Jimena]

un coñazo!