Harry M Collins: The Golem (Canto Classics)

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Harry Collins and Trevor Pinch liken science to the Golem, a creature from Jewish mythology, powerful yet potentially dangerous, a gentle, helpful creature that may yet run amok at any moment. Through a series of intriguing case studies the authors debunk the traditional view that science is the straightforward result of competent theorisation, observation and experimentation. The very well-received first edition generated much debate, reflected in a substantial new Afterword in this second edition, which seeks to place the book in what have become known as 'the science wars'.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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.

Details

Medium:	Taschenbuch
Inhalt:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13:	9781107604650
ISBN-10:	1107604656
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	Collins, Harry M Pinch, Trevor
Auflage:	2nd Revised edition
Hersteller:	Cambridge University Press
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße:	221 x 141 x 15 mm
Von/Mit:	Harry M Collins (u. a.)
Erscheinungsdatum:	29.03.2012
Gewicht:	0,298 kg