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Title: CURIOSITY
HOW SCIENCE BECAME INTERESTED IN EVERYTHING
By: Philip Ball
Format: Electronic book text

List price: £12.99


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ISBN 10: 1448129559
ISBN 13: 9781448129553
Publisher: VINTAGE PUBLISHING
Pub. date: 1 May, 2012
Pages: 480
Description: There was a time when curiosity was condemned. By examining the rise of curiosity from the dawn of modern science to today, this book examines how it functions in science, how it is spun, packaged and sold, and how the changing shape of science influences the kinds of questions it may ask.
Synopsis: There was a time when curiosity was condemned. Through curiosity, our innocence was said to be lost. Yet this hasn't deterred us. Today we spend vast sums trying to recreate the first instants of creation in particle accelerators, out of pure desire to know. There seems now to be no question too vast or too trivial. No longer reviled, curiosity is now celebrated.By examining the rise of curiosity from the dawn of modern science to today, we can examine how it functions in science, how it is spun, packaged and sold, and how the changing shape of science influences the kinds of questions it may ask.
Publication: UK
Imprint: Vintage Digital
Returns: Non-returnable
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