How did Albert Einstein's ideas shape the imaginations of
twentieth-century artists and writers? Are there national
differences between styles of scientific research? By what
mechanisms is progress in science achieved despite the enormous
diversity of individual, often conflicting, efforts?
These are just a few of the questions posed in "The Advancement
of Science, and Its Burdens," Gerald Holton, one of the century's
leading historians of science, continues his analysis of how modern
science works and how it influences our world, with particular
emphasis on the role of the thematic elements--those often
unconscious presuppositions that guide scientific work to success
or failure. Many of the conclusions emerge from the author's
extensive study of the contributions of Albert Einstein. Indeed,
Holton's new introduction for this edition, "Einstein and the
Cultural Roots of Modern Science," demonstrates that Einstein's
daring main pursuit, the discovery of unity among seemingly
disparate aspects of physics, was psychologically supported by a
surprising ally: the high literary works in which he immersed
himself, above all Goethe's. This case study alone may well be a
classic example for studying the interaction of science and
culture.
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