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The Everett Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics

Collected Works 1955-1980 with Commentary

By: Hugh Everett

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The Everett Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics

Collected Works 1955-1980 with Commentary

By: Hugh Everett

Hugh Everett III was an American physicist best known for his many-worlds interpretation of quantum mechanics, which formed the basis of his PhD thesis at Princeton University in 1957. Although counterintuitive, Everett's revolutionary formulation of quantum mechanics offers the most direct solution to the infamous quantum measurement problem--that is, how and why the singular world of our experience emerges from the multiplicities of alternatives available in the quantum world. The many-worlds interpretation postulates the existence of multiple universes. Whenever a measurement-like interaction occurs, the universe branches into relative states, one for each possible outcome of the measurement, and the world in which we find ourselves is but one of these many, but equally real, possibilities. Everett's challenge to the orthodox interpretation of quantum mechanics was met with scorn from Niels Bohr and other leading physicists, and Everett subsequently abandoned academia to conduct military operations research. Today, however, Everett's formulation of quantum mechanics is widely recognized as one of the most controversial but promising physical theories of the last century. In this book, Jeffrey Barrett and Peter Byrne present the long and short versions of Everett's thesis along with a collection of his explanatory writings and correspondence. These primary source documents, many of them newly discovered and most unpublished until now, reveal how Everett's thinking evolved from his days as a graduate student to his untimely death in 1982. This definitive volume also features Barrett and Byrne's introductory essays, notes, and commentary that put Everett's extraordinary theory into historical and scientific perspective and discuss the puzzles that still remain.

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Princeton University Press

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0691145075

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Scientific Management in Action

Taylorism at Watertown Arsenal, 1908-1915

By: Hugh G.J. Aitken

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Scientific Management in Action

Taylorism at Watertown Arsenal, 1908-1915

By: Hugh G.J. Aitken

The book is a balanced analysis of the strengths and weaknesses of Taylorism, including the naiveté that led its proponents to ignore the emotional side of the complex roles and patterns that govern the world of work. Originally published in 1985. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

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Princeton University Press

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1400857899

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9781400857890

In Defense of Gun Control

By: Hugh LaFollette

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In Defense of Gun Control

By: Hugh LaFollette

The gun control debate is more complex than we often acknowledge. What is often phrased as a single question -- should we have gun control -- Is actually made up of three distinct policy questions. First, who should we permit people to have guns? Second, which guns should be allowed? Thirdly, how should we regulate the acquisition, storage, and carrying of the guns people may legitimately own? To answer these questions we must decide whether (and which) people have a right to bear arms, what kind of right they have, and how stringent that right is. We must also evaluate divergent empirical claims about (a) the role of guns in causing harm, and (b) the degree to which private ownership of guns can protect innocent civilians from attacks by criminals, either in their homes or in public. Hugh LaFollette sorts through the conceptual, moral, and empirical claims to fairly assess arguments for and against serious gun control, and ultimately argues that the US needs far more gun control than we currently have in most jurisdictions.

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Oxford University Press

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0190873388

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9780190873387

Civil War Milledgeville

Tales from the Confederate Capital of Georgia

By: Hugh T. Harrington

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Civil War Milledgeville

Tales from the Confederate Capital of Georgia

By: Hugh T. Harrington

As the reader is sure to discover, the division between combatant and civilian at the local level is not always clear. With a natural curiosity to unearth the unknown, local Milledgeville author and historian Hugh T. Harrington has put forth a collection of tales and personalities that have until now gone untold or forgotten. Civil War Milledgeville shows that it is these often these forgotten events and people that have shaped our larger understanding of the Civil War. From a women's riot to a Confederate cavalry rescue, Hugh recounts local stories of heroism and cowardice, success and strife, which illuminate the history of Milledgeville.

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Arcadia Publishing

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1614232393

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Making Archaeology Happen

Design Versus Dogma

By: Martin Oswald Hugh Carver

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Making Archaeology Happen

Design Versus Dogma

By: Martin Oswald Hugh Carver

Who wants archaeology? Who should pay for it? Who should do it? And how? Making Archaeology Happen is an attempt to answer these questions – campaigning for a more liberated, imaginative and productive field profession.

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Routledge

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1315425041

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9781315425047

Eduardo Barreiros and the Recovery of Spain

By: Hugh Thomas

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Eduardo Barreiros and the Recovery of Spain

By: Hugh Thomas

Born in an impoversihed region of Galicia, possessed of little education and less money, Eduardo Barreiros (1919-1992) rose to become an immensely successful entrepreneur and one of Spain's most prominent industrialists. This book offers a detailed portrait of his personality, character, and entrepreneurial endeavours.

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Yale University Press

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0300142463

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9780300142464

Sensation and Perception

By: Hugh J. Foley,Mary Bates

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Sensation and Perception

By: Hugh J. Foley,Mary Bates

Maintaining the strong pedagogy, abundant student-friendly examples, and engaging conversational style of the previous editions, the sixth edition of this introductory textbook makes technical scientific information accessible to those who are beginning to specialize in cognitive psychology. Sensation and Perception, Sixth Edition is newly available in a more affordable paperback version, making it ideal for undergraduate students. In this new edition Bates has built on Foley and Matlin’s core text to add updates focusing on multisensory integration, neural plasticity, and cognitive neuroscience, as well as real-world examples and practical applications of psychological phenomena. The sixth edition retains the clear organization of previous versions, covering a wide range of core topics, from skin senses such as touch to chemical senses such as taste and smell, to our complex visual and auditory sensory systems. This book is essential reading for undergraduates and postgraduates studying courses on sensation and perception.

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Routledge

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1000300803

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9781000300802

A Very Private Celebrity

The Nine Lives of John Freeman

By: Hugh Purcell

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A Very Private Celebrity

The Nine Lives of John Freeman

By: Hugh Purcell

John Freeman was one of Britain's most extraordinary public figures for over half a century: a renaissance man who constantly reinvented himself; a household name who sought complete anonymity. From advertising executive to war hero to MP tipped to be Prime Minister, Freeman then changed direction to become a seminal television interviewer and editor of the New Statesman. He subsequently remodelled himself yet again to become, in turn, an ambassador, a TV mogul, a university professor and, finally, in retirement, a well-known bowls player in south London. Freeman packed nine lives into his ninety-nine years, but all he really wanted was to be forgotten. The paradox of this private celebrity was captured by the very series that made him famous: Face to Face. While Freeman remorselessly interrogated the stars of his age, he himself sat in the shadows, his back to the camera. He was the grand inquisitor, exposing the personalities behind the public figures - but never his own. For ten years, Hugh Purcell has been tracking Freeman's story, trying to come face to face with this enigma who believed in changing his life - and his wife - every ten years. Why did Freeman want to forget what most old men would be proud to remember? Why did he try to erase himself from history? And yet, despite Freeman's best efforts to be ignored, his death in 2014 was marked by an enormous outpouring of appreciation and admiration. With his life now free from its shroud of inscrutability, the true story of this incredibly multifaceted man can finally be told.

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1849549451

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Sensation and Perception

By: Hugh Foley,Margaret Matlin

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Sensation and Perception

By: Hugh Foley,Margaret Matlin

Sensation and Perception, Fifth Edition maintains the standard of clarity and coverage set in earlier editions, which make the technical scientific information accessible to a wide range of students. The authors have received national awards for their teaching and are fully responsible for the content and organization of the text. As a result, it features strong pedagogy, abundant student-friendly examples, and an engaging conversational style.

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Psychology Press

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1317350995

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9781317350996

The Limits of Symbolic Reform

The New Deal and Taxation, 19331939

By: Mark H. Leff,Mark Hugh Leff

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The Limits of Symbolic Reform

The New Deal and Taxation, 19331939

By: Mark H. Leff,Mark Hugh Leff

Mark Leff examines the gap between politics and economics, between symbol and substance in the New Deal.

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Cambridge University Press

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0521521246

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Old Memories (Of The Indian Mutiny 1857) [Illustrated Edition]

By: General Hugh Gough G.C.B. V.C.

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Old Memories (Of The Indian Mutiny 1857) [Illustrated Edition]

By: General Hugh Gough G.C.B. V.C.

[Illustrated with over one hundred maps, photos and portraits, of the battles, individuals and places involved in the Indian Mutiny] A Young Sublatern fights for his life and for glory during the Indian Mutiny, engaged at the bloody siege of Delhi and during the advance to relieve the besieged British Residence at Lucknow. General Sir Hugh Gough won his Victoria Cross while riding with the famous Hodson’s Horse during the Indian Mutiny; this book, written some years later based on his letters sent at the time, makes for exhilarating reading. His V.C. award was gazetted as follows: “Hugh Henry Gough, Lieutenant, 1st Bengal Light Cavalry. Lieutenant Gough, when in command of a party of Hodson’s Horse, near Mumbagh, on 12 November, 1857, particularly distinguished himself by his forward bearing in charging across a swamp and capturing two guns although defended by a vastly superior body of the enemy. On this occasion he had his horse wounded in two places and his turban cut through by sword cuts, while engaged in combat with three sepoys. Lieutenant Gough also particularly distinguished himself near Jallalabad, Lucknow, on 21 February 1858, by showing a brilliant example to his Regiment when ordered to charge the enemies guns, and by his gallant and forward conduct he enabled them to effect their object. On this occasion he engaged himself in a series of single combats, until at length he was disabled by a musket ball through the leg, while charging two sepoys with fixed bayonets. Lieutenant Gough on that day had two horses killed under him, a shot through his helmet and another through his scabbard, besides being severely wounded.”

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The Everett Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics

The Everett Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics

Scientific Management in Action

Scientific Management in Action

In Defense of Gun Control

In Defense of Gun Control

Civil War Milledgeville

Civil War Milledgeville

Making Archaeology Happen

Making Archaeology Happen

Eduardo Barreiros and the Recovery of Spain

Eduardo Barreiros and the Recovery of Spain

Sensation and Perception

Sensation and Perception

A Very Private Celebrity

A Very Private Celebrity

Sensation and Perception

Sensation and Perception

The Limits of Symbolic Reform

The Limits of Symbolic Reform

Old Memories (Of The Indian Mutiny 1857) [Illustrated Edition]

Old Memories (Of The Indian Mutiny 1857) [Illustrated Edition]

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