The Scientific Sublime: Popular Science Unravels the Mysteries of the Universe

ISBN-13: 9780190637774 / Angielski / Twarda / 2018 / 328 str.

Alan G. Gross

Recenzje

In this beautifully written, engaging and perceptive book, Gross has tracked the idea of the sublime from its origins in pre-modern western culture to the popularizations of science of the last half century. He shows how influential physicists and biologists have united to present a vast epic that attempts to explain the origin and meaning of lifean account that competes with the Biblical narrative. Anyone interested in what modern science tells us about humanitys place in nature must read this book.

O autorze

Alan G. Gross is a Professor Emeritus of Communication Studies at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities and a National Communication Association Distinguished Scholar. His specialty is scientific communication. He is the author of The Rhetoric of Science and co-author of Communicating Science, The Scientific Literature, The Craft of Scientific Communication, Science from Sight to Insight, and The Internet Revolution in the Sciences and Humanities.