Review essay: Karen Barad, quantum mechanics, and the paradox of mutual exclusivity

Social Studies of Science

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 431-441

  Pinch, Trevor ^a  

^a Cornell University ^*  (United States)

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EID: 79956091527     PISSN: 03063127     EISSN: 14603659     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0306312711400657     Document Type: Review

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