Newton's apple and other myths about science / edited by Ronald L. Numbers and Kostas Kampourakis.

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"Edited by Ronald Numbers and Kostas Kampourakis, Newton's Apple and Other Myths about Science debunks the widespread belief that science advances when individual geniuses experience 'Eureka!' moments and suddenly comprehend what those around them could never imagine. Science has always been a coope...

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Other Authors: Numbers, Ronald L. (Editor)
Kampourakis, Kostas (Editor)
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2015.
Subjects:
Science > Public opinion > Popular works.
Science > History > Popular works.
Discoveries in science > History > Popular works.
Science > Methodology > Popular works.
Science.
History.
Popular works.
Genre:
Popular works.
History.
Physical Description:xiv, 287 pages ; 22 cm
Format: Book
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Summary:
"Edited by Ronald Numbers and Kostas Kampourakis, Newton's Apple and Other Myths about Science debunks the widespread belief that science advances when individual geniuses experience 'Eureka!' moments and suddenly comprehend what those around them could never imagine. Science has always been a cooperative enterprise of dedicated, fallible human beings, for whom context, collaboration, and sheer good luck are the essential elements of discovery,"--Amazon.com.
Call Number:Q172.5.E77 N49 2015
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-270) and index.
ISBN:9780674967984
0674967984