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.
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