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These historical narratives of scientific behavior reveal the often irrational way scientists arrive at and assess their theories. There are stories of Einstein's stubbornness leading him to reject a correct interpretation of an experiment and miss an important deduction from his own theory, and Newton missing the important deduction from one of his most celebrated discoveries. This enlightening book clearly demonstrates that the greatest minds throughout history arrived at their famous scientific theories in very unorganized ways and they often did not fully grasp the significance and implications of their own work.Product Identifiers
PublisherSpringer-Verlag New York Inc.
ISBN-139781441924292
eBay Product ID (ePID)106709077
Product Key Features
Book TitleQuirky Sides of Scientists: True Tales of Ingenuity and Error from Physics and Astronomy
Publication Year2010
TypeTextbook
FormatPaperback
LanguageEnglish
AuthorDavid R Topper
TopicScience, Astronomy
Number of Pages210 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height235 mm
Item Width155 mm
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States
Title_AuthorDavid R Topper