Bedeviled: A Shadow History of Demons in Science 9780691175324, 0691175322
How scientists through the ages have conducted thought experiments using imaginary entities—demons—to test the laws of n
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Table of contents :
Cover
Contents
Preface
Introduction
1. Descartes’s Evil Genius
2. Laplace’s Intelligence
3. Maxwell’s Demon
4. Brownian Motion Demons
5. Einstein’s Ghosts
6. Quantum Demons
7. Cybernetic Metastable Demons
8. Computer Daemons
9. Biology’s Demons
10. Demons in the Global Economy
Conclusion: The Audacity of Our Imagination
Postscript: Philosophical Considerations
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Cover
Contents
Preface
Introduction
1. Descartes’s Evil Genius
2. Laplace’s Intelligence
3. Maxwell’s Demon
4. Brownian Motion Demons
5. Einstein’s Ghosts
6. Quantum Demons
7. Cybernetic Metastable Demons
8. Computer Daemons
9. Biology’s Demons
10. Demons in the Global Economy
Conclusion: The Audacity of Our Imagination
Postscript: Philosophical Considerations
Notes
Bibliography
Index
- Author / Uploaded
- Jimena Canales
