The great questions of philosophy and physics.
The great questions of philosophy and physics.
- 2 videodiscs (360 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 course guidebook (iv, 128 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 19 cm)
- The great courses. Science. History & philosophy .
- Great courses (DVD) .
Title from container. Wide screen. "Course no. 60000."
Coursebook includes bibliographical references.
Does physics make philosophy superfluous? ; Why mathematics works so well with physics ; Can physics explain reality? ; The reality of Einstein's space ; The nature of Einstein's time ; The beginning of time -- Are atoms real? ; Quantum states: neither true nor false? ; Waves, particles, and quantum entanglement ; Wanted dead and alive: Schrödinger's cat ; The dream of grand unification ; The physics of God. disc 1. disc 2.
Director, The Great Courses. Director, The Great Courses.
Lecturer, Steven Gimbel.
Dr. Steven Gimbel of Gettysburg College shows how physics and philosophy work together to reveal the true nature of the universe. Physics makes the discoveries and philosophy interprets the results. Those results have been very odd since the turn of the twentieth century, with relativity, quantum theory, and Big Bang cosmology overthrowing the conventional picture of reality.
DVD.
In English; closed captioned.
9781629978796 1629978795
9781629978796
PD60000a The Great Courses PB60000a The Great Courses ID60000A-01 The Great Courses
Physics--Philosophy.
Philosophy.
Instructional films.
Educational films.
Nonfiction films.
Science films.
Lectures.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Title from container. Wide screen. "Course no. 60000."
Coursebook includes bibliographical references.
Does physics make philosophy superfluous? ; Why mathematics works so well with physics ; Can physics explain reality? ; The reality of Einstein's space ; The nature of Einstein's time ; The beginning of time -- Are atoms real? ; Quantum states: neither true nor false? ; Waves, particles, and quantum entanglement ; Wanted dead and alive: Schrödinger's cat ; The dream of grand unification ; The physics of God. disc 1. disc 2.
Director, The Great Courses. Director, The Great Courses.
Lecturer, Steven Gimbel.
Dr. Steven Gimbel of Gettysburg College shows how physics and philosophy work together to reveal the true nature of the universe. Physics makes the discoveries and philosophy interprets the results. Those results have been very odd since the turn of the twentieth century, with relativity, quantum theory, and Big Bang cosmology overthrowing the conventional picture of reality.
DVD.
In English; closed captioned.
9781629978796 1629978795
9781629978796
PD60000a The Great Courses PB60000a The Great Courses ID60000A-01 The Great Courses
Physics--Philosophy.
Philosophy.
Instructional films.
Educational films.
Nonfiction films.
Science films.
Lectures.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.