Einstein, History, and Other Passions - The Rebellion against Science at the End of the Twentieth Century (Paperback, 2 Rev Ed)

"[The] book makes a wonderfully cohesive whole. It is rich in ideas, elegantly expressed. I highly recommend it to any serious student of science and culture."-Lucy Horwitz, Boston Book Review "An important and lasting contribution to a more profound understanding of the place of science in our culture."-Hans C. von Baeyer, Boston Sunday Globe "[Holton's] themes are central to an understanding of the nature of science, and Holton does an excellent job of identifying and explaining key features of the scientific enterprise, both in the historical sense and in modern science...I know of no better informed scientist who has studied the nature of science for half a century."-Ron Good, Science and Education Through his rich exploration of Einstein's thought, Gerald Holton shows how the best science depends on great intuitive leaps of imagination, and how science is indeed the creative expression of the traditions of Western civilization.

General

Imprint:	Harvard University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	September 2000
First published:	September 2000
Authors:	Gerald Holton
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 14mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	256
Edition:	2 Rev Ed
ISBN-13:	978-0-674-00433-7
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > General Books > Science & Mathematics > Science: general issues > History of science Books > Science & Mathematics > Science: general issues > Popular science Books > Science & Mathematics > Physics > General Books > Biography > General
LSN:	0-674-00433-7
Barcode:	9780674004337

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