{"product_id":"einstein-history-and-other-passions-the-rebellion-against-science-at-the-end-of-the-twentieth-century-paperback","title":"Einstein, History, and Other Passions: The Rebellion Against Science at the End of the Twentieth Century - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGerald Holton\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"[The] book makes a wonderfully cohesive whole. It is rich in ideas, elegantly expressed. I highly recommend it to any serious student of science and culture.\"--Lucy Horwitz, \u003ci\u003eBoston Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"An important and lasting contribution to a more profound understanding of the place of science in our culture.\"--Hans C. von Baeyer, \u003ci\u003eBoston Sunday Globe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"[Holton's] themes are central to an understanding of the nature of science, and Holton does an excellent job of identifying and explaining key features of the scientific enterprise, both in the historical sense and in modern science...I know of no better informed scientist who has studied the nature of science for half a century.\"--Ron Good, \u003ci\u003eScience and Education\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThrough his rich exploration of Einstein's thought, Gerald Holton shows how the best science depends on great intuitive leaps of imagination, and how science is indeed the creative expression of the traditions of Western civilization.\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eTHROUGH HIS RICH EXPLORATION of Einstein's thought, Gerald Holton shows how the best science depends on great intuitive leaps of imagination, and how science is indeed the creative expression of the tradition of Western civilization.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 258\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.54 x 8.92 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 15, 2000\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51819355341088,"sku":"9780674004337","price":72.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/4c1eb50d01a3b2dbc072437c83a138a4.webp?v=1781131050","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/einstein-history-and-other-passions-the-rebellion-against-science-at-the-end-of-the-twentieth-century-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}