The Golem: What You Should Know about Science - Brossura

Collins, Harry M.; Pinch, Trevor

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ISBN 10: 0521645506 ISBN 13: 9780521645508

Casa editrice: Cambridge University Press, 1998

Riassunto

Through a series of case studies, Harry Collins and Trevor Pinch debunk the traditional view that science is the straightforward result of competent theorization, observation and experimentation.

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Recensione

'A very readable account.' New Scientist

' .. it succeeds extraordinarily well in this task of portraying and assessing the real fabric of scientific research, based on the insights of modern scholarship.' Bernard Dixon, former editor of New Scientist

Contenuti

Introduction: the golem; 1. Edible knowledge: the chemical transfer of memory; 2. Two experiments that 'proved' the theory of relativity; 3. The sun in a test tube: the story of cold fusion; 4. The germs of dissent: Louis Pasteur and the origins of life; 5. A new window on the universe: the non-detection of gravitational radiation; 6. The sex life of the whiptail lizard; 7. Set the controls for the heart of the sun: the strange story of the missing solar neutrinos; Conclusion: putting the golem to work; Afterword; References and further reading; Index.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Cambridge University Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 1998
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0521645506
• ISBN 13: 9780521645508
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 2
• Numero di pagine: 212
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
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