This tells the story of the people who have made science, and of the times in which they lived and worked. Gribbin begins with Copernicus, during the Renaissance, when science replaced mysticism as a means of explaining the workings of the world, and he continues through the cen…
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Contemporary issues in science -- The scientist as rebel -- Can science be ethical? -- A modern heretic -- The future needs us -- What a world! -- Witness to a tragedy -- War and peace -- Bombs and potatoes -- Generals -- Russians -- Pacifists -- The race is over -- The force of…
Descripción del editor: "This book of thoroughly engaging essays from one of today's most prodigious innovators provides a uniquely personal perspective on the lives and achievements of a selection of intriguing figures from the history of science and technology. Weaving togethe…
Se trata de un texto ilustrado que pone al alcance del gran pb︢lico el contexto social y cultural de un colectivo de mujeres (intelectuales, artistas, cientf̕icas?), que en el primer tercio del siglo XX empezaron a ocupar parcelas del saber y del conocimiento que hasta entonces ha…
La historia de la ciencia atesora muerte por doquier, y no, los libros de historia no nos la suelen desvelar: científicos con prometedoras carreras truncadas por experimentos fallidos con desenlaces fatales, hórridos accidentes, asesinatos viles, además de envenenamientos, ejecu…
