The End of Time (Magill’s Literary Annual 2001)
At a glance:
- Author: Julian B. Barbour
- First Published: 2000
- Type of Work: History of science, science, and philosophy
- Time of Work: 1543-1999
- Genres: Nonfiction, Philosophy, History, Science and technology
- Subjects: Science or scientists, Space and time, Physics or physicists
Julian Barbour is an independent theoretical physicist who has worked on fundamental issues in physics for over thirty-five years. Although having opted out of an academic career, Barbour is a recognized expert in theories dealing with time and inertia. He is the author of the widely praised Absolute or Relative Motion?: Volume I, The Discovery of Dynamics (1989).
The ultimate goal of science is to find the common laws that govern the phenomena that are observed in the universe so that this knowledge can be used to make predictions and practical applications....
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