Erwin Schrödinger did much more than quantum physics. One of the old
school, he made important contributions to the philosophy of science and
biology, as well. See for yourself why his influence extended so widely 50 years
ago with this welcome reprint of Nature and the Greeks and Science and Humanism
(Cambridge/ Canto, £5.95/$8.95, ISBN 0 521 57550 8), two of his
best-known works.
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