A Random Walk in Science
1st Edition
Published on 1. January 2000
Book
Paperback/Softback
236 pages
978-0-7503-0649-2 (ISBN)
Description
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.
Reviews / Votes
"... entertaining, pleasing, and stimulating anthology ..."-Europe and Astronomy
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
General, Professional, and Professional Practice & Development
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 13 mm
Weight
371 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7503-0649-2 (9780750306492)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
Robert L. Weber | E. Mendoza
A Random Walk in Science
Book
07/2017
1st Edition
CRC Press
€297.61
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Persons
Robert L. Weber
Content
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.