{"product_id":"newtons-apple-and-other-myths-about-science-9780674967984","title":"Newton's Apple and Other Myths about Science","description":"\u003cp\u003eA falling apple inspired Isaac Newton's insight into the law of gravity--or so the story goes. Is it true? Perhaps not. But the more intriguing question is why such stories endure as explanations of how science happens. \u003ci\u003eNewton's Apple and Other Myths about Science\u003c\/i\u003e brushes away popular misconceptions to provide a clearer picture of great scientific breakthroughs from ancient times to the present.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmong the myths refuted in this volume is the idea that no science was done in the Dark Ages, that alchemy and astrology were purely superstitious pursuits, that fear of public reaction alone led Darwin to delay publishing his theory of evolution, and that Gregor Mendel was far ahead of his time as a pioneer of genetics. Several twentieth-century myths about particle physics, Einstein's theory of relativity, and more are discredited here as well. In addition, a number of broad generalizations about science go under the microscope of history: the notion that religion impeded science, that scientists typically adhere to a codified \"scientific method,\" and that a bright line can be drawn between legitimate science and pseudoscience.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEdited by Ronald Numbers and Kostas Kampourakis, \u003ci\u003eNewton's Apple and Other Myths about Science\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ronald L. Numbers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harvard\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/04\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.70w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780674967984\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2015 pg. 136\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/31\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDiscover\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2015 pg. 18\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/14\/2016 pg. 31\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKampourakis, Kostas:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Kostas Kampourakis is Scientific Collaborator, Section of Biology and University Teacher Training Institute, University of Geneva.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNumbers, Ronald L.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Ronald L. Numbers is Hilldale Professor Emeritus of the History of Science and Medicine at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harvard","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":40085633826931,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":42.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_495e50c0-84a3-46ad-b503-027e8339e41d.jpg?v=1652450859","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/newtons-apple-and-other-myths-about-science-9780674967984","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}