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Science a la Mode : Physical Fashions and Fictions
These iconoclastic and witty essays are about what happens when scientists jump on band-wagons. Tony Rothman applies creative skepticism to contemporary fashions in science, including the ""standard model"" Big Bang theory, geodesic domes, the concept of nuclear winter, and socio...
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Princeton :
Princeton University Press,
2014.
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| Colección: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | These iconoclastic and witty essays are about what happens when scientists jump on band-wagons. Tony Rothman applies creative skepticism to contemporary fashions in science, including the ""standard model"" Big Bang theory, geodesic domes, the concept of nuclear winter, and sociological applications of the second law of thermodynamics. ""Rothman proves himself an excellent communicator ... I am grateful to him for he has enlarged my vision, increased my understanding, and made me more aware of the beauty of the patterns and connections of all the world.""--Dick Kovan, New Scientist ""These s |
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| Notas: | Cover; Contents. |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (224 pages). |
| ISBN: | 9781400859856 |