{"product_id":"when-physics-became-king-paperback-1","title":"When Physics Became King - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eIwan Rhys Morus\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs recently as two hundred years ago, physics as we know it today did not exist. Born in the early nineteenth century during the second scientific revolution, physics struggled at first to achieve legitimacy in the scientific community and culture at large. In fact, the term \"physicist\" did not appear in English until the 1830s. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhen Physics Became King\u003c\/i\u003e traces the emergence of this revolutionary science, demonstrating how a discipline that barely existed in 1800 came to be regarded a century later as the ultimate key to unlocking nature's secrets. A cultural history designed to provide a big-picture view, the book ably ties advances in the field to the efforts of physicists who worked to win social acceptance for their research. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBeginning his tale with the rise of physics from natural philosophy, Iwan Morus chronicles the emergence of mathematical physics in France and its later export to England and Germany. He then elucidates the links between physics and industrialism, the technology of statistical mechanics, and the establishment of astronomical laboratories and precision measurement tools. His tale ends on the eve of the First World War, when physics had firmly established itself in both science and society. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eScholars of both history and physics will enjoy this fascinating and studied look at the emergence of a major scientific discipline.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIwan Rhys Morus \u003c\/b\u003eis a lecturer in the Department of History of Science at Queen's University, Belfast. He is also coauthor of \u003ci\u003eMaking Modern Science\u003c\/i\u003e, forthcoming from the University of Chicago Press.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 9.02 x 6.26 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 01, 2005\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47381808840953,"sku":"9780226542027","price":66.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/rlmIHnbXss9780226542027_3fcbeb29-3751-4c16-a8bb-ec2fd2d1681c.webp?v=1770087954","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/when-physics-became-king-paperback-1","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}