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A review by modestothemouse
Physics and Philosophy: The Revolution in Modern Science by Werner Heisenberg, Paul Davies
4.0
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.