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Contemporary Physics Plays: Palgrave Studies in Literature, Science and Medicine

Autor Jenni G. Halpin
en Limba Engleză Hardback – 23 apr 2018
This book analyzes recent physics plays, arguing that their enaction of concepts from the sciences they discuss alters the nature of the decisions made by the characters, changing the ethical judgements that might be cast on them. Recent physics plays regularly alter the shape of space-time itself, drawing together disparate moments, reversing the flow of time, creating apparent contradictions, and iterating scenes for multiple branches of counterfactual history. With these changes both causality and responsibility shift, variously. The roles of iconic scientists, such as Albert Einstein and Werner Heisenberg, are interrogated for their dramatic value, placing history and dramatic license in tension. Cold War strategies and the limits of espionage highlight the emphatically personal involvement of ordinary individuals. This study is vital reading for those interested in physics plays and the relationship between the sciences and the humanities.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9783319751474
ISBN-10: 3319751476
Pagini: 136
Ilustrații: VIII, 128 p. 1 illus.
Dimensiuni: 153 x 216 x 13 mm
Greutate: 0.3 kg
Ediția:1st edition 2018
Editura: Springer
Colecția Palgrave Studies in Literature, Science and Medicine
Seria Palgrave Studies in Literature, Science and Medicine

Locul publicării:Cham, Switzerland

Cuprins

1. Introduction: Ethics and Physics in Contemporary Plays.- 2. Playing Nuclear War: Learning Postmodern War from Modern Physics.- 3. Relativistic Intertextuality: Einstein as a Figure.- 4. What You Don’t Know Is Going to Hurt Like Hell: Knowledge, Power, and the Faustian Bargain.- 5. Torn Palimpsest and Recycled Time: Copenhagen and Conclusion.

Notă biografică

Jenni G. Halpin is Associate Professor of English Literature at Savannah State University, USA.

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This book analyzes recent physics plays, arguing that their enaction of concepts from the sciences they discuss alters the nature of the decisions made by the characters, changing the ethical judgements that might be cast on them. Recent physics plays regularly alter the shape of space-time itself, drawing together disparate moments, reversing the flow of time, creating apparent contradictions, and iterating scenes for multiple branches of counterfactual history. With these changes both causality and responsibility shift, variously. The roles of iconic scientists, such as Albert Einstein and Werner Heisenberg, are interrogated for their dramatic value, placing history and dramatic license in tension. Cold War strategies and the limits of espionage highlight the emphatically personal involvement of ordinary individuals. This study is vital reading for those interested in physics plays and the relationship between the sciences and the humanities.

Caracteristici

Represents an original contribution to the study of science plays Presents context for readers unfamiliar with principles of modern physics Participates in interdisciplinary efforts to think together the sciences and the humanities