A tenth of a second : a history
Title:
A tenth of a second : a history
Author:
Canales, Jimena
ISBN:
9780226093185
Publication Information:
Chicago [etc.] : University of Chicago Press, 2009
Physical Description:
xii, 269 p. : ill. ; 24 cm
General Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
Contents:
Introduction -- Reaction time and the personal equation -- The measure of all thoughts -- Moments of contact -- Captured by cinematography -- Stabilizing physics -- Reacting to relativity -- Conclusion.
Subject:
| Time measurements |
| Time -- Philosophy |