At the end of the nineteenth century, some physicists believed that the basic principles underlying their subject were already known, and that physics in the fu

1. Classical foundations -- 2. Special relativity -- 3. Quantum mechanics -- 4. Elementary particles -- 5. Cosmology.

This is a major historical study of the scientific and cultural development of physics in the 20th century. Its list of contributors includes four Nobel Laureat

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