Knowledge Is Power

Zusatztext 'Henry expounds his case with the contagious, even bullish, enthusiasm of the committed teacher, and the book is carefully pitched at an interested but not necessarily informed readership.' Nature Informationen zum Autor John Henry is a Senior Lecturer in Science Studies at Edinburgh University. He is the author of Moving Heaven and Earth: Copernicus and the Solar System (2001), and has also illustrated a book on darts. Zusammenfassung Gives an account of the background of Bacon's innovations and the and the sometimes inconventional sources for his ideas. Why was he so concerned to revolutionise the attitude to scientific knowledge - and why do his ideas for reform still resonate today?

Product details

• Authors: John Henry
• Publisher: Icon Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.07.2003
• EAN: 9781840464733
• ISBN: 978-1-84046-473-3
• No. of pages: 192
• Dimensions: 130 mm x 198 mm x 18 mm
• Series: Icon Science
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); History of Science, ANF:Biography, Biography: Science, Technology & Medical, Science - Philosophy, Science - History