Random Walk in Science

List of contents

Chapters Include: When does jam become marmalade? The transit of Venus. Heaven is hotter than Hell. A contribution to the mathematical theory of big game hunting. Arrogance in physics. Gulliver's computer. Life on Earth (by a Martian). How radar began. The Mason-Dixon line. The trial of Galileo. In defence of pure research. A theory of ghosts.

About the author

Robert L. Weber

Summary

Offers insight into the wit and intellect of the scientific mind through a blend of amusing and serious contributions written by and about scientists. This book mirrors the interactions of science with society. It covers Murphy's Law, the trial of Galileo, life on Earth, and Gulliver's computer.

Product details

• Authors: Robert L. Weber, Robert L. Mendoza Weber
• Assisted by: E Mendoza (Editor), Robert L. Weber (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2018
• EAN: 9781138429758
• ISBN: 978-1-138-42975-8
• No. of pages: 138
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Physics, astronomy; SCIENCE / Physics / General, Physics