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Positioning the History of Science
Springer 2007; US$ 109.99Compiled in honor of an outstanding historian of science, physicist and exceptional human being, Sam Schweber, this book assembles a broad spectrum of positions on the history of science by some of its leading representatives. It presents a comprehensive survey reflecting the strong influence Sam Schweber has exerted on the history of science. more...
The Genesis of General Relativity
Springer 2007; US$ 999.99This four-volume work represents the most comprehensive documentation and study of the creation of general relativity. Einstein's 1912 Zurich notebook is published for the first time in facsimile and transcript and commented on by today's major historians of science. Additional sources from Einstein and others, who from the late 19th to the... more...
Causation, Coherence and Concepts
Springer 2008; US$ 189.99Collects 15 of the most important essays on theoretical philosophy. This book covers a range of subjects: epistemology, metaphysics, and philosophy of science, philosophical logic, philosophy of language and mind, and the theory of practical rationality. It offers insights on the nature of causation, laws, coherence, and concepts. more...
Going Amiss in Experimental Research
Springer 2008; US$ 149.99The study of failures, errors, pitfalls and mistakes helps us understand the way knowledge is pursued and indeed generated. This book presents both historical accounts and philosophical analysis of failures in experimental practice. It is suitable for historians, philosophers, and sociologists of science. more...
Einstein and the Changing Worldviews of Physics
Springer 2012; US$ 99.99This volume reviews conceptual conflicts at the foundations of physics now and in the past century. The focus is on the conditions and consequences of Einstein's pathbreaking achievements that sealed the decline of the classical notions of space, time, radiation, and matter, and resulted in the theory of relativity. Particular attention is paid to... more...
The Scientist's Atom and the Philosopher's Stone
Springer 2009; US$ 39.99A comprehensive and documented history of theories of the atom from Democritus to the twentieth century. It is suitable for students and scholars in History and Philosophy of Science. more...
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