The Unnatural Nature of Science (Questions of Science) - Hardcover

Wolpert, Lewis

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0674929802 ISBN 13: 9780674929807

Publisher: Harvard University Press, 1993

Synopsis

How is it that nobody--except maybe scientists--sees science for what it is? In this entertaining and provocative book, Lewis Wolpert draws on the entire history of science, from Thales of Miletus to Watson and Crick, from the study of eugenics to the discovery of the double helix. The result is a scientist's view of the culture of science, authoritative and informed and at the same time mercifully accessible to those who find cohabiting with this culture a puzzling experience. Science is arguably the defining feature of our age. For anyone who hopes to understand its nature, this lively and thoughtful book provides the perfect starting point.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

This is a scientist's view of the culture of science; authoritative and informed and at the same time mercifully accessible to those who find cohabiting with this culture a puzzling experience.

About the Author:

Lewis Wolpert is Professor of Biology as Applied to Medicine, University College, London. He is the author of The Triumph of the Embryo and coauthors of A Passion for Science.

About this edition

• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Publication date: 1993
• ISBN 10: 0674929802
• ISBN 13: 9780674929807
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 191