LEADER 00000cam a2200553 a 4500 001 ocn682895134 005 20120626110136.0 008 110225t20112011paua b s001 0 eng 010 2011003484 016 7 015809908|2Uk 020 9780822944072|qhardback|qalkaline paper 020 0822944073|qhardback|qalkaline paper 024 8 40019446879 035 (OCoLC)ocn682895134 035 562638 040 DLC|beng|cDLC|dYDX|dBTCTA|dYDXCP|dPIT|dUTO|dYBM|dIXA|dCDX |dUKMGB|dMIX|dOCLCA|dYUS|dBDX 042 pcc 049 RIDM 050 00 Q173|b.M316 2011 082 00 500|222 084 SCI034000|2bisacsh 090 Q173 .M316 2011 100 1 Martínez, Alberto A.|0https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names /n2005016838 245 10 Science secrets :|bthe truth about Darwin's finches, Einstein's wife, and other myths /|cAlberto A. Martínez. 264 1 Pittsburgh, Pa. :|bUniversity of Pittsburgh Press,|c[2011] 264 4 |c©2011 300 xviii, 324 pages :|billustrations ;|c25 cm 336 text|btxt|2rdacontent 337 unmediated|bn|2rdamedia 338 volume|bnc|2rdacarrier 504 Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 Galileo and the leaning Tower of Pisa -- Galileo's pythagorean heresy -- Newton's apple and the tree of knowledge -- The stone of the ancients -- Darwin's missing grogs -- Ben Franklin's electric kite -- Coulomb's impossible experiment? -- Thomson, Plum-Pudding, and electrons -- Did Einstein believe in God? -- A myth about the speed of light -- The cult of the quiet wife -- Einstein and the clock towers of Bern -- The secret of Einstein's creativity? -- Eugenics and the myth of equality. 505 0 Galileo and the Leaning Tower of Pisa -- Galileo's Pythagorean heresy -- Newton's apple and the Tree of Knowledge -- The Stone of the Ancients -- Darwin's missing frogs -- Ben Franklin's electric kite -- Coulomb's impossible experiment? -- Thomson, plum-pudding, and electrons -- Did Einstein believe in God? -- A myth about the speed of light -- The cult of the quiet wife -- Einstein and the clock towers of Bern -- The secret of Einstein's creativity? -- Eugenics and the myth of equality. 520 "Was Darwin really inspired by Galapagos finches? Did Einstein's wife secretly contribute to his theories? Did Franklin fly a kite in a thunderstorm? Did a falling apple lead Newton to universal gravity? Did Galileo drop objects from the Leaning Tower of Pisa? Did Einstein really believe in God? Science Secrets answers these questions and many others. It is a unique study of how myths evolve in the history of science. Some tales are partly true, others are mostly false, yet all illuminate the tension between the need to fairly describe the past and the natural desire to fill in the blanks. Energetically narrated, Science Secrets pits famous myths against extensive research from primary sources in order to accurately portray important episodes in the sciences. Alberto A. Martinez analyzes how such myths grow and rescues neglected facts that are more captivating than famous fictions. Moreover, he shows why opinions that were once secret and seemingly impossible are now scientifically compelling. The book includes new findings related to the Copernican revolution, alchemy, Pythagoras, young Einstein, and other events and figures in the history of science"--|cProvided by publisher. 520 "Accessibly written in an engaging style, this book examines classic popular stories in the history of science. Some of the myths discussed include Franklin's Kite, Newton's Apple, and Thomson's plum pudding model of the atom. Martn̕ez successfully holds readers' attention by relying on rich documentation from primary sources to debunk speculations that have become reified over time. He argues that although scientists have disagreed with one another, the disagreements have been productive. Features includes extensive primary source documentation and detailed explanations of how to compare contradictory sources in order to determine which accounts are truly valid"--|cProvided by publisher. 650 0 Science|xHistory|0https://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/ sh85118570|vMiscellanea.|0https://id.loc.gov/authorities/ subjects/sh99001794 650 7 Science.|2fast|0https://id.worldcat.org/fast/1108176 650 7 History.|2fast|0https://id.worldcat.org/fast/958235 655 7 Trivia and miscellanea.|2fast|0https://id.worldcat.org/ fast/1921748 655 7 Trivia and miscellanea.|2lcgft|0https://id.loc.gov/ authorities/genreForms/gf2014026201 901 MARCIVE 20231220 935 562638 948 |d20181012|cLTI|tlti-aup183 948 |d20171012|cLTI|tlti-aup173 948 |d20161019|clti|tlti-aup163 994 C0|bRID
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