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Masters of theory: Cambridge and the rise of mathematical physics
Editorial THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO PRESS
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- Editorial THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO PRESS
- ISBN13 9780226873756
- ISBN10 0226873757
- Tipo Libro
- Páginas 572
- Año de Edición 2003
- Encuadernación Rústica
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Editorial THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO PRESS
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When Isaac Newton published the Principia three centuries ago, only a few scholars were capable of understanding his conceptually demanding work. Yet this esoteric knowledge quickly became accessible in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries when Britain produced many leading mathematical physicists. In this book, Andrew Warwick shows how the education of these "masters of theory" led them to transform our understanding of everything from the flight of a boomerang to the structure of the universe. Warwick focuses on Cambridge University, where many of the best physicists trained. He begins by tracing the dramatic changes in undergraduate education there since the eighteenth century, especially the gradual emergence of the private tutor as the most important teacher of mathematics. Next he explores the material culture of mathematics instruction, showing how the humble pen and paper so crucial to this study transformed everything from classroom teaching to final examinations. Balancing their intense intellectual work with strenuous physical exercise, the students themselves--known as the "Wranglers"--helped foster the competitive spirit that drove them in the classroom and informed the Victorian ideal of a manly student. Finally, by investigating several historical "cases," such as the reception of Albert Einstein's special and general theories of relativity, Warwick shows how the production, transmission, and reception of new knowledge was profoundly shaped by the skills taught to Cambridge undergraduates. Drawing on a wealth of new archival evidence and illustrations, Masters of Theory examines the origins of a cultural tradition within which the complex world of theoreticalphysics was made commonplace.- Editorial THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO PRESS
- ISBN13 9780226873756
- ISBN10 0226873757
- Tipo Libro
- Páginas 572
- Año de Edición 2003
- Encuadernación Rústica