The Unnatural Nature of Science
- ISBN-10
- 0674929810
- ISBN-13
- 9780674929814
- Category
- Science
- Pages
- 191
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1994
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Author
- Lewis Wolpert
Description
Wolpert draws on the entire history of science, from Thales of Miletus to Watson and Crick, from the study of eugenics to the discovery of the double helix. The result is a scientist's view of the culture of science, authoritative, informed, and mercifully accessible to those who find cohabiting with this culture a puzzling experience.
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