THE GOLEM by Harry M. Collins, Trevor Pinch ( 9781107604650 ) - Books & Audio Books at Pickabook.co.uk

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Title:

THE GOLEM
WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT SCIENCE

By:

Harry M. Collins, Trevor Pinch

Format:

Paperback

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ISBN 10:

1107604656

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9781107604650

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Publisher:

CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS

Pub. date:

29 March, 2012

Edition:

2nd Revised edition

Series:

Canto Classics

Pages:

204

Description:

Second edition of a very well received title which demystifies science and is highly readable on complex subjects.

Synopsis:

Harry Collins and Trevor Pinch liken science to the Golem, a creature from Jewish mythology, powerful yet potentially dangerous, a gentle, helpful creature that may yet run amok at any moment. Through a series of intriguing case studies the authors debunk the traditional view that science is the straightforward result of competent theorisation, observation and experimentation. The very well-received first edition generated much debate, reflected in a substantial new Afterword in this second edition, which seeks to place the book in what have become known as 'the science wars'.

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Cambridge University Press

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Returnable

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