Bedeviled : a shadow history of demons in science /

"Thought experiments have long been a vital part of the creative, intellectual process in modern science-and, by extension, so have "demons." Demons are hypothetical beings imagined by scientists to perform specific roles within thought experiments-embodying special powers or abilitie...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Canales, Jimena (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [2020]
Subjects:
Creative ability in science > History.
Imagination.
Demonology.
Electronic books.
Créativité en sciences > Histoire.
Démonologie.
Livres numériques.
e-books.
SCIENCE > History.
Creative ability in science
Demonology
Imagination
AI.
Alan Turing.
Brownian motion.
Bruno Latour.
Cartesian.
Erwin Schrödinger.
French Revolution.
Johann von Neumann.
Karl Pearson.
Laplace's demon.
Marie Curie.
Marvin Minsky.
Max Born.
Max Planck.
Maxwell's demon.
Michel Serres.
Norbert Wiener.
Oliver G. Selfridge.
Paul Samuelson.
Pierre Bourdieu.
Richard Feynman.
Werner Heisenberg.
atomic bomb.
cybernetics.
daemon.
demonology.
ethics of technology.
evolution.
natural selection.
pandemonium.
radioactivity.
religion and science.
virtual reality.
History
Online Access:Texto completo
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

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