Abstract
THE scientific views and achievements of Prof. Max Planck have often been referred to in NATURE, his recent work being the subject of an article published on July 9, 1932. We believe, however, that Prof. Planck will be known to posterity not only as a man of science, but also as a philosopher of unusual insight and clarity of expression. The principle of causality and the value of our knowledge of the external world are his main interests in this field. The need for something different from the established order, which is a feature of our civilisation, has caused many thinkers to draw hasty conclusions from the revolutionary physics of the day. The quantum theory in particular has been used as a weapon for attacking the traditional principle of causality; and even Sir James Jeans interprets it as a theory which “destroys the case for absolute strict causation”.
Where is Science Going?
Max Planck. Translated and edited by James Murphy. Pp. 234. (London: George Allen and Unwin, Ltd., 1933.) 7s. 6d. net.
Wege zur physikalischen Erkenntnis: Reden und Vortrage.
Von Dr. Max Planck. Pp. x + 280. (Leipzig: S. Hirzel, 1933.) 6 gold marks.
The Universe in the Light of Modern Physics.
By Prof. Dr. Max Planck. Translated by W. H. Johnston. Pp. 110. (London: George Allen and Unwin, Ltd., 1931.) 4s. 6d. net.
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GREENWOOD, T. Where is Science Going? Wege zur physikalischen Erkenntnis: Reden und Vortrage The Universe in the Light of Modern Physics. Nature 132, 947–948 (1933). https://doi.org/10.1038/132947a0
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