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The seminal work by one of the most important thinkers of the twentieth century, Physics and Philosophy is Werner Heisenberg's concise and accessible narrative of the revolution in modern physics, in which he played a towering role. The outgrowth of a celebrated lecture series, this book remains as relevant, provocative, and fascinating as when it was first published in 1958. A brilliant scientist whose ideas altered our perception of the universe, Heisenberg is considered the father of quantum physics; he is most famous for the Uncertainty Principle, which states that quantum particles do not occupy a fixed, measurable position. His contributions remain a cornerstone of contemporary physics theory and application.

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“A giant of modern physics.” (New York Times)

“Philosophically, the implications of quantum mechanics are psychedelic. . . . [a] mind-expanding discovery.” (Gary Zukav, author of The Seat of the Soul)

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A winner of the Nobel Prize, Werner Heisenberg (1901–1976) was born in Würzberg, Germany, and received his doctorate in theoretical physics from the University of Munich. He became famous for his groundbreaking Uncertainty (or Indeterminacy) Principle. After World War II he was named director of the Max Planck Institute for Physics and Astrophysics.

Paperback: 256 pages
Publisher: Harper Perennial Modern Classics; unknown edition (May 8, 2007)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0061209198
ISBN-13: 978-0061209192
Product Dimensions: 5.3 x 0.6 x 8 inches
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Brian J. Hendricks

4.5 Stars, Great for Philosophical Background and Quantum Theory

August 21, 2012

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Heisenberg's Physics and Philosophy is a rare book in that it addresses two interesting but difficult subjects. These being epistemology and quantum physics.

The nice thing about the book is that it has an easy to follow flow to it. As you read, you feel as if you are sitting inside of a lecture hall as Dr. Heisenberg delivers his remarks. This adds to greater accessibility to the material as it is presented. As you read, you must keep in mind that at the time period that Heisenberg was reflecting upon turned the old Newtonian approach to physics upon its head. This is the objective of the book. To show what has changed and what has stayed the same and how the old model will graft itself into this new understanding.

Heisenberg attempts to show from the time of preSocratic thought that humanity has hypothesized about the origins of the things that make up our world. The treatment of the preSocratics to the ancients and then the modern philosophers is worth picking up the book alone. After he discusses this material he then moves on to show the reader just how much physics at the quantum level as changed the nomenclature of scientific thought as much as it did through the progress of natural philosophy.

One of the nice things about the book is that even though it is a little dated, you feel as if you have been transported back to this time period where a lot of this stuff was just starting to happen. For instance, he mentions the beginning of the building of what is now the Cern reactor that helped to discover the Higgs Boson.

Lastly, his explanations of quantum physics are clear and more approachable than some other writers. One thing to keep in mind, quantum physics is not playing Scrabble on a Sunday afternoon. This is difficult material for everyone. This is what makes Heisenberg helpful, it is a bit easier to ascertain what it is that this discipline is all about.

All in all, a great book as a primer for the progress of natural philosophy and clear explanation of things at the quantum level.

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Guy Denutte

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February 13, 2009

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Quantum science is without any doubt the greatest breakthrough of science in the 20th century. If you want to know what quantum physics is all about, read this fluently written introduction to quantum physics by one of the founders of the theory himself, Nobel Prize winner Dr. Werner Heisenberg. It is very uncommon that a great scientist is capable to transmit his profound knowledge in such an easy to read book, without a single formula. (For the ones interested in the mathematics behind this theory, he has also written another book : "The physical principles of the quantum theory"). In the world of today, Aristotle's deeper understanding that philosophy is the mother of science has been forgotten, something that Heisenberg not only recalls, but actively uses as a guiding principle throughout this book.

Quantum physics is important, since it produced a revolution within the materialistic perspective of classical physics. At elementary level, there is no longer a sharp distinction between matter and energy. Heisenberg says : "The elementary particles are certainly not eternal and indestructible units of matter, they can actually be transformed into each other. As a matter of fact, if two such particles, moving through space with a very high kinetic energy, collide, then many new elementary particles may be created from the available energy and the old particles may have disappeared in the collision. Such events have been frequently observed and offer the best proof that all particles are made of the same substance : energy."

This way he also solves the duality between particles and fields. If energy is the primary substance of the universe, then it will only depend on the experiment how we will observe this energy. "What we observe is not nature in itself but nature exposed to our method of questioning."

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R. Olcott

A beautiful depiction of what physics is all about

August 1, 2012

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This is probably the most profound, deeply informed, yet most accessible book I've ever encountered. Should be required reading for every student entering grad school in physics, but also suitable for many of us who are curious about the underpinnings of modern science. No equations, no diagrams, but every concept is laid out so clearly that none are needed. Writing in the middle '50s, Heisenberg set forth the four great conceptual systems of modern physics (Newtonian mechanics, the theory of heat, electromagnetism and quantum mechanics) and pointed the way to a still-gestating fifth system that would include all of them. Unfortunately, he left us in 1976, just as physicists were beginning to see the interrelationship between entropy, information theory and the rest of the field. Who knows how much further along we'd be had we had the help of Heisenberg's genius and continued contributions in this area.

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Herbert Gintis

Fascinating collection of observations by a great master

September 1, 2016

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This collection of papers has many entries that will interest those new to quantum mechanics and others that are very much dependent upon rather advanced knowledge. There is really no philosophy here, but lots of interesting commentaries. The chapter defending the Copenhagen interpretation against alternative theories of Born probabilities is excellent, in particular the assessment of Bohm's pilot-wave theory.

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