A collection of interviews and conversations with physicists, biologists, and chemists involved in this century's most exciting discoveries in modern scientific thought, originating in a Canadian Broadcasting Corp. radio series. Scientists including Werner Heisenberg and David Joseph Bohm discuss the origins and recent developments of quantum and relativity theories and theoretical biology. Includes a glossary. Accessible to students and general readers. Previously published in 1979 under the title A Question of Physics , this edition adds an overview of advances in the field, plus a new conversation and two new essays. No index. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
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