Gregory, Bruce.

Inventing reality : physics as language / Bruce Gregory. - New York : Wiley, 1988. - ix, 230 p. ; 24 cm. + hbk. - Wiley science editions .

Bibliography: (pages 221-224) and index.

In the beginning was the word ... -- The invaluable concept of force -- The indispensible idea of fields -- The ingenious notion of atoms -- The unimaginable unity of spacetime -- The imponderable nature of matter -- The intransigent presence of paradox -- The inexhaustible fecundity of space -- The improbable prevelance of symmetry -- W, Z fields -- The ineffable color of quarks -- The unquestionable imagination of physicists -- The inscrutable essence of mathematics -- The unspeakable power of language -- The last word.

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Physics--History.
Quantum theory
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