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245 10 a| Bedeviled :b| a shadow history of demons in science /c| Jimena Canales.;

264 1 a| Princeton, New Jersey :b| Princeton University Press,c| [2020];

300 a| x, 398 pages :b| black and white illustrations ;c| 25 cm;

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504 a| Includes bibliographical references (pages [361]-382) and index.;

505 0 a| Introduction -- 1. Descartes's Evil Genius -- 2. Laplace's Intelligence -- 3. Maxwell's Demon -- 4. Brownian Motion Demons -- 5. Einstein's Ghosts -- 6. Quantum Demons -- 7. Cybernetic Metastable Demons -- 8. Computer Daemons -- 9. Biology's Demons -- 10. Demons in the Global Economy -- Conclusion: The Audacity of Our Imagination -- Postscript: Philosophical Considerations;

520 a| "Thought experiments have long been a vital part of the creative, intellectual process in modern science-and, by extension, so have "demons." Demons are hypothetical beings imagined by scientists to perform specific roles within thought experiments-embodying special powers or abilities and personifying tough intellectual challenges or highlighting apparent paradoxes. They are used as a way of exploring what would happen if one fiddled with or upset the sturdiest of physical laws, or experimented with physical or natural processes or phenomena in ways that the scientist imagining them otherwise could not. As such, they help clarify the limits of what is possible in the physical world, or show weaknesses in our understanding of an observable phenomenon, or highlight cracks in a hypothesis or theory. Unencumbered by the physicality of our concrete world, demons are thus useful to scientists in their intellectual quest to understand how nature works, and in the creative exploration of the frontiers of science"--c| Provided by publisher.;

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Bedeviled : a shadow history of demons in science / Jimena Canales.

Author/creator	Canales, Jimena author.
Format	Book
Publication	Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [2020]
Copyright Date	©2020
Description	x, 398 pages : black and white illustrations ; 25 cm
Subjects	Creative ability in science--History. Imagination. Demonology.

Contents	Introduction -- 1. Descartes's Evil Genius -- 2. Laplace's Intelligence -- 3. Maxwell's Demon -- 4. Brownian Motion Demons -- 5. Einstein's Ghosts -- 6. Quantum Demons -- 7. Cybernetic Metastable Demons -- 8. Computer Daemons -- 9. Biology's Demons -- 10. Demons in the Global Economy -- Conclusion: The Audacity of Our Imagination -- Postscript: Philosophical Considerations
Abstract	"Thought experiments have long been a vital part of the creative, intellectual process in modern science-and, by extension, so have "demons." Demons are hypothetical beings imagined by scientists to perform specific roles within thought experiments-embodying special powers or abilities and personifying tough intellectual challenges or highlighting apparent paradoxes. They are used as a way of exploring what would happen if one fiddled with or upset the sturdiest of physical laws, or experimented with physical or natural processes or phenomena in ways that the scientist imagining them otherwise could not. As such, they help clarify the limits of what is possible in the physical world, or show weaknesses in our understanding of an observable phenomenon, or highlight cracks in a hypothesis or theory. Unencumbered by the physicality of our concrete world, demons are thus useful to scientists in their intellectual quest to understand how nature works, and in the creative exploration of the frontiers of science"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages [361]-382) and index.
Issued in other form	Online version: Canales, Jimena, 1973- Bedeviled First. Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2020. 9780691186078
Genre/form	History.
LCCN	2020040048
ISBN	9780691175324 hardcover
ISBN	0691175322 hardcover
ISBN	electronic book

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