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- PublishedOn
- 1998-01-01
- Title
- Great Feuds in Science: Ten of the Liveliest Disputes Ever
- ISBN
- 9780471350668
- Book Title
- Great Feuds in Science : Ten of the Liveliest Disputes Ever
- Publisher
- Wiley & Sons Canada, The Limited, John
- Item Length
- 9.2 in
- Publication Year
- 1999
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.7 in
- Genre
- Science
- Topic
- General, History
- Item Weight
- 11.8 Oz
- Item Width
- 6.2 in
- Number of Pages
- 256 Pages
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Wiley & Sons Canada, The Limited, John
ISBN-10
0471350664
ISBN-13
9780471350668
eBay Product ID (ePID)
172041
Product Key Features
Book Title
Great Feuds in Science : Ten of the Liveliest Disputes Ever
Number of Pages
256 Pages
Language
English
Topic
General, History
Publication Year
1999
Genre
Science
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.7 in
Item Weight
11.8 Oz
Item Length
9.2 in
Item Width
6.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
97-039824
Dewey Edition
21
Dewey Decimal
509.22
Table Of Content
Urban VIII versus Galileo, An Unequal Contest. Wallis versus Hobbes, Squaring the Circle. Newton versus Leibniz, A Clash of Titans. Voltaire versus Needham, The Generation Controversy. Darwin's Bulldog versus Soapy Sam, Evolution Wars. Lord Kelvin versus Geologists and Biologists, The Age of the Earth. Cope versus Marsh, The Fossil Feud. Wegener versus Everybody, Continental Drift. Johanson versus the Leakeys, The Missing Link. Derek Freeman versus Margaret Mead, Nature versus Nurture. Epilogue. Notes. Bibliography. Index.
Synopsis
The dramatic stories of ten historic feuds: How they altered the course of discovery-and shaped the modern world Hall Hellman tells the lively stories of ten of the most outrageous and intriguing disputes from the seventeenth to the twentieth centuries. Bringing the cataclysmic clash of ideas and personalities to colorful life, Hellman explores both the science and the spirit of the times. Along the way, he reveals that scientific feuds are fueled not only by the purest of intellectual disagreements, but also by intransigence, ambition, jealousy, politics, faith, and the irresistible human urge to be right. Unusual insight into the development of science . . . I was excited by this book and enthusiastically recommend it to general as well as scientific audiences. -American Scientist Hellman has assembled a series of entertaining tales. . . . many fine examples of heady invective without parallel in our time. -Nature An entertaining and informative account of the unusual personalities and sometimes bitter rivalries of some of the world's greatest scientific minds. -Publishers Weekly A fascinating new book which details some of the most famous disputes of the ages.-Courier Mail Dry science history turns into entertaining reading without sacrificing historical accuracy. -The Christchurch Press Great Feuds in Science is wonderful history, as the reader learns how scientists had to fight with religious leaders and other scientists to get their work recognized, accepted, and even get the credit for it -Bookviews, The dramatic stories of ten historic feuds: How they altered the course of discovery--and shaped the modern world Hall Hellman tells the lively stories of ten of the most outrageous and intriguing disputes from the seventeenth to the twentieth centuries. Bringing the cataclysmic clash of ideas and personalities to colorful life, Hellman explores both the science and the spirit of the times. Along the way, he reveals that scientific feuds are fueled not only by the purest of intellectual disagreements, but also by intransigence, ambition, jealousy, politics, faith, and the irresistible human urge to be right. Unusual insight into the development of science . . . I was excited by this book and enthusiastically recommend it to general as well as scientific audiences. --American Scientist Hellman has assembled a series of entertaining tales. . . . many fine examples of heady invective without parallel in our time. --Nature An entertaining and informative account of the unusual personalities and sometimes bitter rivalries of some of the world's greatest scientific minds. --Publishers Weekly A fascinating new book which details some of the most famous disputes of the ages.--Courier Mail Dry science history turns into entertaining reading without sacrificing historical accuracy. --The Christchurch Press Great Feuds in Science is wonderful history, as the reader learns how scientists had to fight with religious leaders and other scientists to get their work recognized, accepted, and even get the credit for it! --Bookviews, The dramatic stories of ten historic feuds: How they altered the course of discovery-and shaped the modern world Hall Hellman tells the lively stories of ten of the most outrageous and intriguing disputes from the seventeenth to the twentieth centuries. Bringing the cataclysmic clash of ideas and personalities to colorful life, Hellman explores both the science and the spirit of the times. Along the way, he reveals that scientific feuds are fueled not only by the purest of intellectual disagreements, but also by intransigence, ambition, jealousy, politics, faith, and the irresistible human urge to be right. Unusual insight into the development of science . . . I was excited by this book and enthusiastically recommend it to general as well as scientific audiences. -American Scientist Hellman has assembled a series of entertaining tales. . . . many fine examples of heady invective without parallel in our time. -Nature An entertaining and informative account of the unusual personalities and sometimes bitter rivalries of some of the world's greatest scientific minds. -Publishers Weekly A fascinating new book which details some of the most famous disputes of the ages.-Courier Mail Dry science history turns into entertaining reading without sacrificing historical accuracy. -The Christchurch Press Great Feuds in Science is wonderful history, as the reader learns how scientists had to fight with religious leaders and other scientists to get their work recognized, accepted, and even get the credit for it! -Bookviews, "A fascinating new book which details some of the most famous disputes of the ages. "Courier Mail "A pleasant compendium of amusements and lessons for science buffs. "Booklist Some of the biggest breakthroughs in science have caused battles that have raged over decades, even centuries.
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