"Warmly recommended. It is that rare achievement, a lively book which at the same time takes the fullest possible advantage of scholarly knowledge." Charles C. Gillespie, "New York Times Book Review""
"Warmly recommended. It is that rare achievement, a lively book which at the same time takes the fullest possible advantage of scholarly knowledge." C...
"A discussion of the historical development of our ideas of time as they relate to nature, human nature and society. . . . The excellence of "The Discovery of Time" is unquestionable."-Martin Lebowitz, "The Kenyon Review"
"A discussion of the historical development of our ideas of time as they relate to nature, human nature and society. . . . The excellence of "The Disc...
Conceived as three companion volumes that form an introduction to the central ideas of the modern natural sciences, these books--intelligent, informative, and accessible--are an excellent source for those who have no technical knowledge of the subject. Praise for The Fabric of the Heavens "I cannot remember when I last went through a book, any book, with such all-devouring zest. What is more, even the most complex technicalities are reduced to a positively crystalline clarity: If I can understand them, anyone can. The Fabric of the Heavens is, in every sense of the word,...
Conceived as three companion volumes that form an introduction to the central ideas of the modern natural sciences, these books--intelligent, informat...
The five stories in this book are tales about human beings and the human condition in which they find themselves. They are stories of scientists - but not of white-coated laboratory figures, happy to leave to others the practical application of their discoveries. In the circumstances I recount, the scientists were brought face to face, sometimes in dramatic confrontations, with the very people whose problems their work might help solve. As I came to realize, there now exists an international network of unusual scientists whose members are concerned individuals, deter mined that their...
The five stories in this book are tales about human beings and the human condition in which they find themselves. They are stories of scientists - but...
Gleichgultig, welche Unterschiede in Methode oder Weltsicht die Wissenschaft von den Medien auch trennen mogen, man darf mit Gewissheit behaupten, dass beide ebenso leidenschaft lich fur Unabhangigkeit eintreten, wie sie wachsenden Einfluss auf Wandel und Werte der Gesellschaft ausuben. Obwohl aber beide Seiten ihre Unabhangigkeit verteidigen, noch dazu mit Inbrunst, lasst sich nicht bestreiten, dass jede Seite von der anderen abhangt: Die Wissenschaft verlasst sich auf die Medien als Informanten der Offentlichkeit, die Medien stutzen sich auf die Wissenschaftler als Nachrichtenlieferanten....
Gleichgultig, welche Unterschiede in Methode oder Weltsicht die Wissenschaft von den Medien auch trennen mogen, man darf mit Gewissheit behaupten, das...
