Robert L. Weber,
E Mendoza
A Random Walk in Science
Gebonden Engels 2017 9781138429758Levertijd ± 8 werkdagen
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Samenvatting
A Random Walk in Science provides insight into the wit and intellect of the scientific mind through a blend of amusing and serious contributions written by and about scientists. The book records changing attitudes within science and mirrors the interactions of science with society. Some of the contributors include Lewis Carroll, Isaac Newton, Jonathan Swift, and James Clark Maxwell. This entertaining anthology covers Murphy's Law, the trial of Galileo, life on Earth, Gulliver's computer, and much more.
Specificaties
ISBN13:9781138429758
Taal:Engels
Bindwijze:Gebonden
Aantal pagina's:138
Uitgever:Taylor & Francis Ltd
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Inhoudsopgave
Chapters Include: When does jam become marmalade? The transit of Venus. Heaven is hotter than Hell. A contribution to the mathematical theory of big game hunting. Arrogance in physics. Gulliver's computer. Life on Earth (by a Martian). How radar began. The Mason-Dixon line. The trial of Galileo. In defence of pure research. A theory of ghosts.
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