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3.78 AVERAGE
3.78 AVERAGE
challenging
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Lovely to hear from the man himself ramble casually on profound physics and its implications for society... But it is a bit too rambly, and being written in 1958 makes it a little hard to connect with unless one is studying physics. Does make interesting predictions about society that have come to pass!
As far as books written by scientists, this one is pretty good. Of course, there is always a concern when a non-scientist reads a science book that the technical aspects will overshadow any attempt to understand what is being said. However, I found that Heisenberg did a very good job of keeping things in layman’s terms as much as possible.
Honestly, a lot of this join reads like a brief history of modern physics, with some short excursions into and connections with the history of philosophy. I enjoyed learning about how quantum physics and the theory of relativity interacted and the contradictions that appeared as a result of their coming into existence together. I think I would have rated this a 5 if it had been more of a philosopher of science discussing the topic, but, that being said, I don’t think Heisenberg did a bad job or said anything wrong. I would have just liked to see a deeper analysis and connection between the two subjects.
Honestly, a lot of this join reads like a brief history of modern physics, with some short excursions into and connections with the history of philosophy. I enjoyed learning about how quantum physics and the theory of relativity interacted and the contradictions that appeared as a result of their coming into existence together. I think I would have rated this a 5 if it had been more of a philosopher of science discussing the topic, but, that being said, I don’t think Heisenberg did a bad job or said anything wrong. I would have just liked to see a deeper analysis and connection between the two subjects.
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"In the practical decisions of life it will scarcely ever be possible to go through all the arguments in favor or against one possible decision, and one will therefor always have to act on insufficient evidence." - Werner Heisenberg
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Se tralascio alcune pagine, posso affermare senza tema di essere smentita, di averne compreso quasi la maggior parte. Mi é piaciuta soprattutto la parte sul linguaggio che si modifica, ma anche perché in fondo, é abbastanza vicino a quello che ho studiato io. Bel libro che si porta bene i suoi anni.