Contemporary Physics Plays

Represents an original contribution to the study of science playsPresents context for readers unfamiliar with principles of modern physicsParticipates in interdisciplinary efforts to think together the science and the humanities

Represents an original contribution to the study of science plays Presents context for readers unfamiliar with principles of modern physics Participates in interdisciplinary efforts to think together the sciences and the humanities

Autorentext
Jenni G. Halpin is Associate Professor of English Literature at Savannah State University, USA.

Inhalt

1. Introduction: Ethics and Physics in Contemporary Plays.- 2. Playing Nuclear War: Learning Postmodern War from Modern Physics.- 3. Relativistic Intertextuality: Einstein as a Figure.- 4. What You Don't Know Is Going to Hurt Like Hell: Knowledge, Power, and the Faustian Bargain.- 5. Torn Palimpsest and Recycled Time: Copenhagen and Conclusion.