@article{1449853,
      recid = {1449853},
      author = {Jaeger, Lars,},
      title = {The stumbling progress of 20th century science : how  crises and great minds have shaped our modern world /},
      pages = {1 online resource (xiv, 251 pages) :},
      abstract = {The 70 years from 1880 to 1950 witnessed the final ascent  of humankind into the modern age. Historically, this period  is characterized by deep political, social and economic  crises. However, parallel to this and much less known in  the public, rational scientific thinking also experienced  the darkest and deepest crisis of its own history. All the  great modern scientific discoveries like quantum theory,  genetics and neurology are products of this.  Ground-breaking discoveries, profound crises, revolutionary  thoughts, refutation of previously unshakable beliefs -  these years are marked by scientific achievements of  numerous great minds, who overturned our understanding of  the world, of space, time and infinity, of life, logic and  calculability almost overnight. The "intuitive genius" of  these pioneers still forms the foundation of todays  scientific thinking and technological progress. In fact,  tackling and overcoming those deep scientific crises shaped  our modern life like nothing else. The resulting  reorientation of our understanding of nature and ourselves  allowed ancient philosophical questions to appear in a new  light: "What is reality?", "What can we know about the  world?" or "What is man's place in nature?". The most  exciting period in the history of science is retold here in  an entertaining way.},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/1449853},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-09618-1},
}