The golem : what you should know about science / Harry Collins, Trevor Pinch.
Collins, H. M. (Harry M.), 1943-; Pinch, Trevor, 1952-
1998
QA125 .C552 1998 (Mapit)
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Title The golem : what you should know about science / Harry Collins, Trevor Pinch.
Author Collins, H. M. (Harry M.), 1943-
Edition 2nd ed.
ISBN 0521645506 (pbk.)
9780521645508 (pbk.)
1107604656 (pbk.)
9781107604650 (pbk.)
Publication Details Cambridge [England] ; New York [N.Y.] : Cambridge University Press, c1998.
Language English
Description xix, 192 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Call Number QA125 .C552 1998
Dewey Decimal Classification 500
Summary "What is the Golem? In Jewish mythology the Golem is an effigy or image brought to life. While not evil, it is a strong, clumsy, and incomplete servant. Through a series of case studies, ranging from relativity and cold fusion to memory in worms and the sex lives of lizards, Harry Collins and Trevor Pinch debunk the traditional view that science is the straightforward result of competent theorisation, observation and experimentation and show that scientific certainty is the interpretation of ambiguous results."
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references (p. 181-184) and index.
Added Author Pinch, Trevor, 1952-
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The golem
Edible knowledge : the chemical transfer of memory
Two experiments that 'proved' the theory of relativity
The sun in a test tube : the story of cold fusion
The germs of dissent : Louis Pasteur and the origins of life
A new window on the universe : the non-detection of gravitational radiation
The sex life of the whiptail lizard
Set the controls for the heart of the sun : the strange story of the missing solar neutrinos
Putting the golem to work
Golem and the scientists.

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