A scientist in the late nineteenth century could be forgiven for thinking that the major elements of physics were built on unshakeable foundations and effectively established for all time. The efforts of generations of scientists, philosophers, and mathematicians had culminated in Isaac Newton's grand synthesis in the late seventeenth century.


Ch. 1 : An act of desperation - Beyond Measure (2004)

Jim Baggott Quotes

A scientist in the late nineteenth century could be forgiven for thinking that the major elements of physics were built on unshakeable foundations...

A scientist in the late nineteenth century could be forgiven for thinking that the major elements of physics were built on unshakeable foundations...

A scientist in the late nineteenth century could be forgiven for thinking that the major elements of physics were built on unshakeable foundations...

A scientist in the late nineteenth century could be forgiven for thinking that the major elements of physics were built on unshakeable foundations...