Between Quantum and Cosmos: Studies and Essays in Honor of John Archibald Wheeler

by Matthew Alexander

The forty papers collected here honor one of the great scientists of our time--John Archibald Wheeler. In this volume are gathered the six issues of the journal Foundations of Physics (February through July 1986) that celebrate his seventy-fifth birthday. Enlivened by Professor Wheeler's celebrated drawings, the book captures and illuminates his many contributions to physics, including his discovery of the scattering matrix and his elucidation, with...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691084904
• ISBN13: 9780691084909
• Release Date: October 1988
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 640 Pages
• Weight: 2.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.9" x 6.6" x 9.6"