1st Edition
Fields of Force The Development of a World View from Faraday to Einstein.
By William Berkson
Copyright 1974
386 Pages
by
Routledge
386 Pages
by
Routledge
386 Pages
by
Routledge
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This book describes the picture of reality given by Newton, and the development of the later picture of reality given by field theory. In telling this story, the author explains what problem each scientist faced, and how the process of solving them led to new discoveries. By this method he gives unique insight into the understanding of Einstein’s special theory of relativity, as he explains... Read more
Preface Introduction 1. Faraday’s Problem Situation 2. Faraday’s New Metaphysics and the Discovery of Electromagnetic Induction 3. The Search for a Crucial Experiment 4. Faraday’s Field Theory 5. Maxwell’s Problem Situation 6. Maxwell’s Field Theory 7. Questions Raised by Maxwell’s Theory 8. Hertz’s Discovery 9. Lorentz 10. Einstein. Appendix: Other Books on Field Theory
Biography
William Berkson
