Drawing Theories Apart: The Dispersion of Feynman Diagrams in Postwar Physics

by David Kaiser

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Winner of the 2007 Pfizer Prize from the History of Science Society. Feynman diagrams have revolutionized nearly every aspect of theoretical physics since the middle of the twentieth century. Introduced by the American physicist Richard Feynman (1918-88) soon after World War II as a means of simplifying lengthy calculations in quantum electrodynamics, they soon gained adherents in many branches of the discipline. Yet as new physicists adopted the...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0226422674

ISBN13:9780226422671

Release Date:June 2005

Publisher:University of Chicago Press

Length:376 Pages

Weight:1.50 lbs.

Dimensions:1.1" x 6.0" x 9.1"

Related Subjects

Americas History History & Philosophy Humanities Modern (16th-21st Centuries) Physics Science Science & Math Science & Scientists Science & Technology

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