The Advancement of Science, and Its Burdens: The Jefferson Lecture and Other Essays

by Gerald Holton

Book Overview

In this book, Professor Holton continues his analysis of how modem science works and what its influences are on our world, with particular emphasis on the role of the thematic elements - those often unconscious presuppositions that guide scientific work to success or failure. The foundation of the book is provided by the author's research on the work of Albert Einstein, which is then contrasted with other styles of research in the advancement of science...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521272432
• ISBN13: 9780521272438
• Release Date: October 1986
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 366 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 8.9"