Victory and Vexation in Science

Einstein, Bohr, Heisenberg, and Others

Gerald Holton

230 pages, parution le 29/06/2005

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Résumé

"Never has the power of scientific research to solve existing problems and uncover new ones been more evident than it is today. Yet there exists widespread ignorance about the larger contexts within which scientific research is carried out. For example, the point of view some scientists adopt in their work or in their social commitments may become clearer id considered in light of the opposing views held by other scientists."

This is a theme Gerald Holton addresses in his new collection.

L'auteur - Gerald Holton

Gerald Holton, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA

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Sommaire

Scientists
- Einstein's third paradise
- The woman in Einstein's shadow, and a first glimpse of Einstein's mind at work
- Werner Heisenberg and Albert Einstein
- Bohr, Heisenberg, and what Michael Frayn's Copenhagen tries to tell us
- Enrico Fermi and the miracle of the two tables
- B. F. Skinner, P. W. Bridgman, and the "lost years"
- I. I. Rabi as educator and science warrior
Science in context
- Paul Tillich, Albert Einstein, and the quest for the ultimate
- Henri Poincare, Marcel Duchamp, and innovation in science and art
- Perspectives on the thematic analysis of scientific thought
- The imperative for basic science that serves national needs
- The rise of postmodernisms and the "end of science"
- Different perceptions of "good science," and their effects on careers of women scientists
- "Only connect": bridging the institutionalized gaps between the humanities and sciences in teaching

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	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	Harvard University Press
Auteur(s)	Gerald Holton
Parution	29/06/2005
Nb. de pages	230
Format	16 x 24
Couverture	Relié
Poids	475g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9780674015197
ISBN13	978-0-674-01519-7