Le dispute della scienza. Le dieci controversie che hanno cambiato il mondo

I like the idea of this book, but the execution was a bit lacking. As the title promises, this book covers ten famous disputes from the history of science, from the persecution of Galileo to the recent allegations of Margaret Mead having been hoaxed. While the disputes themselves may have been livel Leggi tutto

its kinda difficult to like a book when you disagree with the author on some rather large issue ie the theory of evolution vs creation (for me). I was expecting to see the issue being unravel by the author in a rather unbias fashion, but i didnt think that was the case with this one. however, it may Leggi tutto

Concept of the book is nice, but there are so many characters in each chapter it becomes difficult to get track of each. Some not so we'll know scientist are also included, I skipped those chapters. Also the book is partially biased favouring some scientists. I liked the chapter on Newton vs lebiniz Leggi tutto

I would say this book is an OK overview of some issues in the history of science. Good as a launching point for further reading rather than as a satisfying treatment of the issues.

All does not run smooth in the world of science. Particularly when new ideas are first aired and the existing order is disturbed, sparks can fly! This entertaining book takes a look at several scientific disputes including the Catholic Church's inquisition of Galileo, Newton and Leibniz' battle over Leggi tutto

Pretty interesting. It is over twenty years old now, so some of the things are outdated ("brontosaurus" is accepted now), but generally the only feud that is still ongoing is creation versus evolution. Some things to note: * except for the ongoing one, usually the sources of the feuds are a combinat Leggi tutto

Tübitak’ın henüz tam anlamıyla yayın konusunda “siyaset” etkisi altında kalmadığı zamanlardan bir yayın olarak Hellman’ın bu kitabı kesinlikle okunmaya değer. Özellikle bilim tarihi ve bilim insanlarının biyografilerini takip eden okuyucu için doğru bir tercih olabilir. Temelde kitap, bilim alanında Leggi tutto

It's a good read, it shows how things we take for granted had (and some still have) lots of controversy surrounding it. It really brings the world of science closer to us and demystifies it quite a bit. Still, I felt the author was very biased in some chapters and this took a lot from the reading expe Leggi tutto