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New. Feynman diagrams have revolutionized nearly every aspect of theoretical physics since the middle of the twentieth century. Introduced by the American physicist Richard Feynman (1918-88) soon after World War II as a means of simplifying lengthy calculations in quantum electrodynamics, they soon gained adherents in many branches of the discipline. Yet as new physicists adopted the tiny line drawings, they also adapted the diagrams and introduced their own interpretations. Drawing Theories Apart traces how generations of young theorists learned to frame their research in terms of the diagrams - and how both the diagrams and their users were molded in the process. Drawing on rich archival materials, interviews, and more than five hundred scientific articles from the period, Drawing Theories Apart uses the Feynman diagrams as a means to explore the development of American postwar physics. By focusing on the ways young physicists learned new calculational skills, David Kaiser frames his story around…
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Drawing Theories Apart: The Dispersion of Feynman Diagrams in Postwar Physics Hardcover - 2005 - 1st Edition
by David Kaiser
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- Title Drawing Theories Apart: The Dispersion of Feynman Diagrams in Postwar Physics
- Author David Kaiser
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition number 1st
- Edition 1
- Pages 376
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher University of Chicago Press, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.
- Date June 15, 2005
- Illustrated Yes
- ISBN 9780226422664 / 0226422666
- Weight 1.67 lbs (0.76 kg)
- Dimensions 9 x 6 x 1.3 in (22.86 x 15.24 x 3.30 cm)
- Library of Congress subjects Feynman diagrams, Physics - History - 20th century
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2004023335
- Dewey Decimal Code 530.097
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