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Science a la Mode
Tony Rothman
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Naturwissenschaften, Medizin, Informatik, Technik / Naturwissenschaften allgemein
Beschreibung
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 six delightful essays address and substantiate the sociological underpinnings of the scientific enterprise... I highly recommend this volume of excellent essays that remind us all of the `folly of mistaking a paradox for a discovery, a metaphor for a proof, a torrent of verbiage for a spring of capital truth, and oneself for an oracle...'"--Dennis W. Cheek, Science Books & Films
Originally published in 1989.
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Pythagorean theorem, Gravity, Probability, Scientific consensus, Big Bang nucleosynthesis, Carl Sagan, Engineering, Scientific theory, Galileo Galilei, Neutrino, Objectivity (science), Bachelor of Science, Modern physics, Galois theory, Scientific American, Regge calculus, Hubble's law, Second law of thermodynamics, Scientific journal, Information theory, Laws of thermodynamics, Nuclear winter, Federation of American Scientists, Proton decay, Scientific progress, Quadratic equation, Geodesic, Mathematics, Scientist, Astronomy, Science, Planetarium projector, Thermodynamic system, Carl Zeiss, Thought experiment, Einstein field equations, Évariste Galois, Ames Research Center, Richard Feynman, Nuclear warfare, Quantum gravity, Theory, Electronvolt, Scientology, Classical electromagnetism, Astrophysics, Inhomogeneous cosmology, Rolf Landauer, Statistical mechanics, Theoretical physics, Theory of relativity, Special relativity, Contemporary society, Thermonuclear weapon, Thermodynamic equilibrium, Quantum electrodynamics, Geodesic dome, Calculation, Molecule, Thermodynamics, Nicholas Georgescu-Roegen, Quantum mechanics, Edward Teller, Geodesy, Classical mechanics, Physicist, General relativity, Electron rest mass, Cosmological constant, Ad hominem