The Advancement of Science, and Its Burdens : With a New Introduction

Gerald Holton

ISBN 10: 0674005309 / ISBN 13: 9780674005303

Editore: Harvard University Press Nov 1998, 1998

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• Titolo: The Advancement of Science, and Its Burdens : With a New Introduction
• Editore: Harvard University Press Nov 1998
• Data di pubblicazione: 1998
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0674005309
• ISBN 13: 9780674005303
• Rilegatura: Taschenbuch
• Condizione: Neu
• Dimensioni: 229 L x 152 A x 0 P (millimetri) 229 millimetri di larghezza per 152 millimetri di altezza per 0 millimetri di profondità
• Peso: 562 grammi

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How did Albert Einstein's ideas shape the imaginations of twentieth-century artists and writers? Are there national differences between styles of scientific research? By what mechanisms is progress in science achieved despite the enormous diversity of individual, often conflicting, efforts? These are just a few of the questions posed in The Advancement of Science, and Its Burdens. Gerald Holton, one of the century's leading historians of science, continues his analysis of how modern science works and how it influences our world, with particular emphasis on the role of the thematic elements-those often unconscious presuppositions that guide scientific work to success or failure. Many of the conclusions emerge from the author's extensive study of the contributions of Albert Einstein. Indeed, Holton's new introduction for this edition, "Einstein and the Cultural Roots of Modern Science", demonstrates that Einstein's daring main pursuit, the discovery of unity among seemingly disparate aspects of physics, was psychologically supported by a surprising ally: the high literary works in which he immersed himself, above all Goethe's. This case study alone may well be a classic example for studying the interaction of science and culture.

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This analysis of how modern science works and influences our world has a particular emphasis on the role of thematic elements - those often unconscious presuppositions that guide scientific work to success or failure. It asks questions such as "how did Albert Einstein's ideas shape the imaginations of 20th-century artists and writers?"; "are there national differences between styles of scientific research?"; and "by what mechanisms is progress in science achieved despite the enormous diversity of individual, often conflicting, efforts?". Many of the conclusions emerge from the study of Albert Einstein, demonstrating that Einstein's main pursuit, the discovery of unity among seemingly disparate aspects of physics, was psychologically supported by a surprising ally: the high literary works in which he immersed himself, above all Goethe's.