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Science a la Mode: Physical Fashions and Fictions
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Full Title:
Science a la Mode: Physical Fashions and Fictions
Contributors:
By (Author) Tony Rothman
Series:
Publisher:
Princeton University Press
Imprint:
Princeton University Press
Publication Date:
23rd September 2014
Country:
United States
Classifications
Readership:
Tertiary Education
Genre:
Fiction/Non-fiction:
Non Fiction
Main Subject:
Dewey:
501
Physical Properties
Physical Format:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
220
Dimensions:
Width 152mm, Height 229mm
Weight:
312g
Description
These iconoclastic and witty essays are about what happens when scientists jump on band-wagons. Tony Rothman applies creative skepticism to contemporary fashions in science, including the "standard model" Big Bang theory, geodesic domes, the concept of nuclear winter, and sociological applications of the second law of thermodynamics. "Rothman prove
