The End of Classical Physics
This item is included in the following series/curriculum: A History of Science in Society
- Subjects: Life Science
- Produced By: Broadview Press Inc.
- Year: 2005
- Country: Canada
- Language: English
- Running Time: 60m
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Einstein, Planck and other physicists of the early 20th century proposed a world of relativity which stood in sharp contradiction to the certainties of classical physics. How did this "relativity" affect other areas of social and cultural structure? How is relativity an example of how scientific theory affects the way in which the world is generally perceived?