Victory and Vexation in Science : : Einstein, Bohr, Heisenberg, and Others / / Gerald Holton.
Never has the power of scientific research to solve existing problems and uncover new ones been more evident than it is today. Yet there exists widespread ignorance about the larger contexts within which scientific research is carried out. For example, the point of view some scientists adopt in thei...
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| Place / Publishing House: | Cambridge, MA : : Harvard University Press, , [2005] ©2005 |
| Year of Publication: | 2005 |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (244 p.) |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- Part I. Scientists
- 1. Einstein’s Third Paradise
- 2. The Woman in Einstein’s Shadow, and a First Glimpse of Einstein’s Mind at Work
- 3. Werner Heisenberg and Albert Einstein
- 4. Bohr, Heisenberg, and What Michael Frayn’s Copenhagen Tries to Tell Us
- 5. Enrico Fermi and the Miracle of the Two Tables
- 6. B. F. Skinner, P. W. Bridgman, and the “Lost Years”
- 7. I. I. Rabi as Educator and Science Warrior
- Part II. Science in Context
- 8. Paul Tillich, Albert Einstein, and the Quest for the Ultimate
- 9. Henri Poincaré,Marcel Duchamp, and Innovation in Science and Art
- 10. Perspectives on the Thematic Analysis of Scientific Thought
- 11. The Imperative for Basic Science That Serves National Needs
- 12. The Rise of Postmodernisms and the “End of Science”
- 13. Different Perceptions of “Good Science,” and Their Effects on Careers of Women Scientists
- 14. “Only Connect”: Bridging the Institutionalized Gaps between the Humanities and Sciences in Teaching
- Acknowledgments
- Index