A Guardian "Favourite Reads-as Chosen by Scientists" Selection
"Tackles some of science's most enduring misconceptions." -Discover
A falling apple inspired Isaac Newton's insight into the law of
gravity-or did it really? Among the many myths debunked in this
refreshingly irreverent book are the idea that alchemy was a
superstitious pursuit, that Darwin put off publishing his theory of
evolution for fear of public reprisal, and that Gregor Mendel was
ahead of his time as a pioneer of genetics. More recent myths about
particle physics and Einstein's theory of relativity are
discredited too, and a number of dubious generalizations, like the
notion that science and religion are antithetical, or that science
can neatly be distinguished from pseudoscience, go under the
microscope of history. Newton's Apple and Other Myths about Science
brushes away popular fictions and refutes the widespread belief
that science advances when individual geniuses experience "Eureka!"
moments and suddenly grasp what those around them could never
imagine. "Delightful...thought-provoking...Every reader should find
something to surprise them." -Jim Endersby, Science "Better than
just countering the myths, the book explains when they arose and
why they stuck." -The Guardian
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