Black-Body Theory and the Quantum Discontinuity, 1894-1912
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Cover of the 1987 edition
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| Author | Thomas S. Kuhn |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Subject | Quantum mechanics |
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| Media type | Print (hardcover and paperback) |
| Pages | 356 |
| ISBN | 0-19-520091-8 (first edition) 0-226-45800-8 (second edition) |
Black-Body Theory and the Quantum Discontinuity, 1894-1912 is a 1978 book by Thomas Kuhn, a philosopher and historian of science known for his work The Structure of Scientific Revolutions (1962). A second edition, with a new afterword, was published in 1987 by University of Chicago Press.[1]
Summary
Kuhn surveys the development of quantum mechanics by Max Planck at the end of the 19th century.[2] He argues that Planck misread his own earlier work.[1]
Reception
Kuhn's work has been praised for its erudition and scholarly attention to detail.[1]
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