The Science Matrix

The Journey, Travails, Triumphs

Frederick Seitz (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

146 Seiten

1998 | Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1992
Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
978-0-387-98574-9 (ISBN)

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"Seitz Presents a sophisticated, balanced, and practical analysis of the relationship between science and society with a verbal parsimony that some.. Laymen with an interest in science will enjoy and benefit from this concise and readable history of science" American Scientist

"Seitz Presents a sophisticated, balanced, and practical analysis of the relationship between science and society with a verbal parsimony that some.. might well emulate. Both scientists and literate nonscientists will find this book an easy read that is informative, and intellectually stimulating on a subject that all of us should be thinking about." Interdisciplinary Science Reviews"The book is recommended for all considering a career in the natural sciences as well as for their mentors. It should be required reading for policy makers in science, both academic and governmental. Laymen with an interest in science will enjoy and benefit from this concise and readable history of science" American Scientist

1 The Brain Matrix: Our Window on the World.- 2 Technology Without Modern Science.- 3 Crucial Steps in the Evolution of Science.- 4 The Divine Fire Crosses the Atlantic Ocean.- 5 Basic Science in the Asian Countries.- 6 The Future of Science.- 7 The Next Million Years—A Half Century Later.- 8 A Physicist’s View of Living Systems.- 9 Nuclear Science: Promises and Perceptions.- 10 Science, Technology and the Environment.- 11 Fraud, Piracy and Priority in Science.- 12 Big Science—Small Science.- Name Index.

Zusatzinfo	XIII, 146 p.
Verlagsort	New York, NY
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 235 mm
Themenwelt	Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Allgemeines / Lexika
ISBN-10	0-387-98574-3 / 0387985743
ISBN-13	978-0-387-98574-9 / 9780387985749
Zustand	Neuware