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What Science is and How it Works
Gregory N. Derry
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Description for What Science is and How it Works
Paperback. Introduces the reader to the process of scientific thinking. Starting with historical examples, this book leads readers through the events, experiments, blind alleys, and thoughts of scientists in the midst of discovery and invention. It shows how scientists use a small number of powerful yet simple methods to construct realistic models. Num Pages: 328 pages, 24 illus. BIC Classification: PDA; PDZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 485.
How does a scientist go about solving problems? How do scientific discoveries happen? Why are cold fusion and parapsychology different from mainstream science? What is a scientific worldview? In this lively and wide-ranging book, Gregory Derry talks about these and other questions as he introduces the reader to the process of scientific thinking. From the discovery of X rays and semiconductors to the argument for continental drift to the invention of the smallpox vaccine, scientific work has proceeded through honest observation, critical reasoning, and sometimes just plain luck. Derry starts out with historical examples, leading readers through the events, experiments, ... Read more
How does a scientist go about solving problems? How do scientific discoveries happen? Why are cold fusion and parapsychology different from mainstream science? What is a scientific worldview? In this lively and wide-ranging book, Gregory Derry talks about these and other questions as he introduces the reader to the process of scientific thinking. From the discovery of X rays and semiconductors to the argument for continental drift to the invention of the smallpox vaccine, scientific work has proceeded through honest observation, critical reasoning, and sometimes just plain luck. Derry starts out with historical examples, leading readers through the events, experiments, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
Number of Pages
328
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691095509
SKU
V9780691095509
Shipping Time
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99-1
About Gregory N. Derry
Gregory N. Derry is Associate Professor and Chair of the Physics Department at Loyola College in Baltimore, Maryland.
Reviews for What Science is and How it Works
One of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles for 2000 "[There is] no better contemporary book to convey the unity of science and at the same time to stimulate further study."
Choice "Part textbook, part manifesto, Derry's book offers both entertainment and food for thought for readers inclined to learn the ways of science."
Gregory McNamee, Amazon.com "How does a scientist go about solving ... Read more
Choice "Part textbook, part manifesto, Derry's book offers both entertainment and food for thought for readers inclined to learn the ways of science."
Gregory McNamee, Amazon.com "How does a scientist go about solving ... Read more