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Einstein, History, and Other Passions: The Rebellion Against Science at the End of the Twentieth Century, Revised Edition (Revised)
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Title: Einstein, History, and Other Passions: The Rebellion Against Science at the End of the Twentieth Century, Revised Edition (Revised)
Author: Gerald Holton
ISBN: 9780201407167
Publisher: Basic Books
Published: 1996
Binding: Paperback
Language: English
Edition: Revised
Number of Pages: 256
Condition Note: Excellent, unmarked copy with little wear and tight binding. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.
Publisher Description: Gerald Holton uses the life and work of our century's greatest scientist to warn against today's gathering Romantic rebellion, one in which science is blamed for all our social ills, and in which reason is being replaced by New Age "ways of knowing." Through his rich exploration of Einstein's thought, the author shows how the best science depends on great intuitive leaps of imagination, and how science is indeed the creatice expression of the traditions of Western civilization. Wide-ranging and forecful, this book is must reading for anyone interested in the place of science in our world.
Author: Gerald Holton
ISBN: 9780201407167
Publisher: Basic Books
Published: 1996
Binding: Paperback
Language: English
Edition: Revised
Number of Pages: 256
Condition Note: Excellent, unmarked copy with little wear and tight binding. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.
Publisher Description: Gerald Holton uses the life and work of our century's greatest scientist to warn against today's gathering Romantic rebellion, one in which science is blamed for all our social ills, and in which reason is being replaced by New Age "ways of knowing." Through his rich exploration of Einstein's thought, the author shows how the best science depends on great intuitive leaps of imagination, and how science is indeed the creatice expression of the traditions of Western civilization. Wide-ranging and forecful, this book is must reading for anyone interested in the place of science in our world.
