Holton, Gerald James.

Einstein, history, and other passions : the rebellion against science at the end of the twentieth century / Gerald Holton. - xii, 240 pages, [8] p. of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Abridged and rearranged from the edition originally published: Woodbury, NY : AIP Press, c1995. Includes index

Includes bibliographical references (p. [209]-224)

1. What place for science at the "end of the modern era"? --
2. The public image of science --
3. "Doing one's damnedest": The evolution of trust in scientific findings --
4. Imagination in science --
5. Understanding the history of science --
6. Einstein's influence on the culture of our time --
7. Einstein and the goal of science --
8. Of physics, love, and other passions: the letters of Albert and Mileva --
9. "What, precisely, is thinking?" ... Einstein's answer.

0201407167 (alk. paper) 9780674004337

95050608


Einstein, Albert, 1879-1955 --Knowledge and learning.


Science--Miscellanea.
Science--Study and teaching.

Q173 / .H7342 1996

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