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The Advancement of Science, and its Burdens , The Jefferson Lecture and Other Essays (Albert Einstein)
Cambridge University Press Malicorne sur Sarthe, 72, Pays de la Loire, France 1986 Book condition, Etat : Bon paperback, editor's red wrappers grand In-8 1 vol. - 362 pages
1st edition, 1986 (paperback) "Contents, Chapitres : Contents, Preface, xi, Text, Notes, Acknowledgments, Index, 351 pages - 1. Einstein and the culture of science : Thematic presuppositions and the direction of scientific advance - Einstein's model for constructing a scientific theory - Einstein's scientific program : The formative years - Einstein's search for the Weltbild - Einstein and the shaping of your imagination - Physics in America, and Einstein's decision to immigrate - 2. On the history of twentieth-century physical science : "" Success sanctifies the means "" : Heisenberg, Oppenheimer, and the transition to modern physics - Do scientists need a philosophy ? - Science, technology, and the fourth discontinuity - 3. Science, education, and the public interest : The two maps - From the endless frontier to the ideology of limits - Metaphors in science and education - "" A natin at risk "" revised - "" The advancement of science, and its burdens "" : the Jefferson Lecture" near fine copy, the editor's wrappers is near fine, spine is lightly discoloured, inside is fine, no markings
Einstein, History and Other Passions - The Rebellion against Science at the End of the Twentieth Century
Addison - Wesley Publishing Company Malicorne sur Sarthe, 72, Pays de la Loire, France 1996 Book condition, Etat : Bon paperback, editor's blue and black wrappers, illustrated by a portray of Einstein grand In-8 1 vol. - 242 pages
1st edition, 1996 "Contents, Chapitres : Contents, Preface, xii, Text, Notes, Ackowledgments, Index, 240 pages - 1. Science in history : What place for science at the "" end of the Modern Era "" ? - The public image of science - "" Doing one's damnedest "" : The evolution of trust in scientific findings - Imagination in science - Understanding the history of science - 2. Learning from Einstein : Enstein's influence on the culture of our time - Einstein and the goal of science - Of physics, love, and other passions : The letters of Albert and Mileva - "" What, precisely, is thinking ? "" ... Einstein's answer " near fine copy, no markings except a translation agency stamp and a letter enclosed, text remains clean and unmarked, a rather nice copy
