The Golem: What You Should Know About Science : Canto Classics - Harry M. Collins

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The Golem: What You Should Know About Science

Canto Classics

By: Harry M. Collins, Trevor Pinch

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Paperback | 29 March 2012 | Edition Number 2

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204 Pages

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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''.

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'... 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, New Scientist

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Introduction: the Golem
Edible knowledge: the chemical transfer of memory
Two experiments that 'proved' the theory of relativity
The sun in a test tube: the story of cold fusion
The germs of dissent: Louis Pasteur and the origins of life
A new window on the universe: the non-detection of gravitational radiation
The sex life of the whiptail lizard
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
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The Golem: What You Should Know About Science

Canto Classics

At a Glance

Paperback

Industry Reviews

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How to return your order

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