The Golem: What You Should Know about Science - Couverture souple

Collins, Harry

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0521645506 ISBN 13 : 9780521645508

Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 1998

Synopsis

What is the golem? In Jewish mythology the Golem is an effigy or image brought to life. While not evil, it is a strong, clumsy and incomplete servant. Through a series of case studies, ranging from relativity and cold fusion to memory in worms and the sex lives of lizards, Harry Collins and Trevor Pinch debunk the traditional view that science is the straightforward result of competent theorization, observation and experimentation. Scientific certainty is the interpretation of ambiguous results. The very well received first edition generated much debate, reflected in a substantial new Afterword in this new edition, which seeks to place the book in what have become known as 'the science wars'.

A propos du livre

Revue de presse :

'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

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Cambridge University Press
• Date d'édition: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0521645506
• ISBN 13: 9780521645508
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 2
• Nombre de pages: 212