The history of science in the twentieth century is one of the most exciting fields currently being developed. This substantial and authoritative volume, demonstrates both incisive and well researched writing and the formidable accomplishments of science itself. The reader will u…
Paru en 1962 en langue originale, La Structure des révolutions scientifiques est devenu un classique de l'histoire des sciences. L'auteur met l'accent sur les bouleversements de la pensée scientifique (Copernic, Newton, Lavoisier, Einstein...), et étudie ces moments de crise que…
In this sweeping intellectual history, science writer Timothy Ferris transcends the concepts of left and right to make a passionate case for science as the inspiration behind the rise of liberalism and democracy. Ferris argues that just as the scientific revolution rescued billi…
The Oxford handbook of the history of physics
« This book brings together cutting-edge writing by more than twenty leading authorities on the history of physics from the seventeenth century to the present day. By presenting a wide diversity of studies in a single volume, it provides authoritative introductions to scholarly …
Newton's apple and other myths about science
"Edited by Ronald Numbers and Kostas Kampourakis, Newton's Apple and Other Myths about Science debunks the widespread belief that science advances when individual geniuses experience 'Eureka!' moments and suddenly comprehend what those around them could never imagine. Science ha…
Newton's apple and other myths about science
A falling apple inspired the law of gravity-or so the story goes. Is it true? Perhaps not. But why do such stories endure as explanations of how science happens? Newton's Apple and Other Myths about Science brushes away popular misconceptions to provide a clearer picture of scie…
Ohanian offers insights into aspects of Albert Einstein that many don't usually consider: his mistakes and the role they played in the discovery of his theories.
"Science is fantastic. It tells us about the infinite reaches of space, the tiniest living organism, the human body, the history of Earth. People have always been doing science because they have always wanted to make sense of the world and harness its power. From ancient Greek p…
La Défaite de Platon ou la science du XXe siècle
Thomas S. Kuhn's The Structure of Scientific Revolutions was a watershed event when it was published in 1962, upending the previous understanding of science as a slow, logical accumulation of facts and introducing, with the concept of the "paradigm shift," social and psychologic…