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Newton's Apple and Other Myths about Science (Hardcover)
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Newton's Apple and Other Myths about Science (Hardcover)
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A falling apple inspired Isaac Newton's insight into the law of
gravity-or so the story goes. Is it true? Perhaps not. But the more
intriguing question is why such stories endure as explanations of
how science happens. Newton's Apple and Other Myths about Science
brushes away popular misconceptions to provide a clearer picture of
great scientific breakthroughs from ancient times to the present.
Among the myths refuted in this volume is the idea that no science
was done in the Dark Ages, that alchemy and astrology were purely
superstitious pursuits, that fear of public reaction alone led
Darwin to delay publishing his theory of evolution, and that Gregor
Mendel was far ahead of his time as a pioneer of genetics. Several
twentieth-century myths about particle physics, Einstein's theory
of relativity, and more are discredited here as well. In addition,
a number of broad generalizations about science go under the
microscope of history: the notion that religion impeded science,
that scientists typically adhere to a codified "scientific method,"
and that a bright line can be drawn between legitimate science and
pseudoscience. Edited by Ronald Numbers and Kostas Kampourakis,
Newton's Apple and Other Myths about Science debunks the widespread
belief that science advances when individual geniuses experience
"Eureka!" moments and suddenly comprehend what those around them
could never imagine. Science has always been a cooperative
enterprise of dedicated, fallible human beings, for whom context,
collaboration, and sheer good luck are the essential elements of
discovery.
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