A random walk in science

Author(s)

• Weber, Robert L.

Bibliographic Information

A random walk in science

an anthology compiled by R.L. Weber ; edited by E.Mendoza ; with a foreword by William Cooper

Institute of Physics, c1973

Description and Table of Contents

Description

This anthology provides an insight into the wit and intellect of the scientific mind through a blend of amusing and serious contributions written by and about scientists. The contributions record changing attitudes within science and mirror the interactions of science with society.

Table of Contents

Includes: When does jam become marmalade? The transit of Venus. Heaven is hotter than Hell. A contribution to the mathematical theory of big game hunting. Arrogance in physics. Gulliver's computer. Life on Earth (by a Martian). How radar began. The Mason-Dixon line. The trial of Galileo. In defence of pure research. A theory of ghosts.

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Details

• NCID: BA01146311
• ISBN:
  • 085498027X
• LCCN: 74171575
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: London
• Pages/Volumes: xvii, 206 p.
• Size: 23 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : Q167
  • DC : 502/.07
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Science -- Anecdotes, facetiae, satire, etc