Leaps in the dark / John Waller.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Waller, John, 1972-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Discoveries in science.

Scientists--Biography.

Scientists.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (305 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In Leaps in the Dark, John Waller presents another collection of revelations from the world of science. He considers experiments in which scientists' perceptions were not perhaps as keen as they might have claimed in retrospect; he investigates the jealousy and opposition that scientific ideas can provoke; he celebrates the scientists who were wrong, but for very good reasons; and he demonstrates how national interest can affect scientists and their theories. The result is. an entertaining and highly readable re-examination of scientific discoveries and reputations from the Renaissance to the

Contents:

Contents; List of illustrations; Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction: The past really is another country; Part One: Falling from grace; Part Two: Eureka! revisited; Part Three: Heroes made to measure; Part Four: Do-it-yourself heroes; Conclusion: The bigger picture; Further reading; Index;

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 277-281) and index.

ISBN:

1-280-75279-3

0-19-151302-4

1-4294-5972-7

OCLC:

476259532