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BL
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581633
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b410852
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| Main Entry
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Galison, Peter,1955-
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| Title & Author
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Image and logic : : a material culture of microphysics /\ Peter Galison.
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| Publication Statement
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Chicago :: University of Chicago Press,, 1997.
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xxv, 955 p. :: ill., maps ;; 24 cm.
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| ISBN
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0226279162 (cloth : alk. paper)
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: 9780226279169 (cloth : alk. paper)
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: 0226279170 (pbk. : alk. paper)
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: 9780226279176 (pbk. : alk. paper)
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 849-902) and index.
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| Contents
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1. Introduction: Image and Logic -- 2. Cloud Chambers: The Peculiar Genius of British Physics -- 3. Nuclear Emulsions: The Anxiety of the Experimenter -- 4. Laboratory War: Radar Philosophy and the Los Alamos Man -- 5. Bubble Chambers: Factories of Physics -- 6. The Electronic Image: Iconoclasm and the New Icons -- 7. Time Projection Chambers: An Image Falling through Space -- 8. Monte Carlo Simulations: Artificial Reality -- 9. The Trading Zone: Coordinating Action and Belief -- Abbreviations for Archival Sources.
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Microphysics-- History-- 20th century.
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Physics-- Experiments-- History-- 20th century.
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Physical instruments-- History-- 20th century.
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| LC Classification
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QC173.4.M5G35 1997
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Image & logic
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