The Force of Knowledge
by Ziman, John M
- Used
- near fine
- Paperback
- Condition
- Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 052109917X
- ISBN 13
- 9780521099172
- Seller
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Kraków, Poland
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About This Item
Cambridge University Press, 1984 8vo (24 cm), IX, 374 pp. Laminated wrappers. "In this 1976 volume, Professor Ziman paints a broad picture of science, and of its relations to the world in general. He sets the scene by the historical development of scientific research as a profession, the growth of scientific technologies out of the useful arts, the sources of invention and technical innovation, and the advent of Big Science. He then discusses the economics of research and development, the connections between science and war, the nature of science policy and the moral dilemmas of social responsibility in science. Each topic is introduced by reference to easily understandable particular examples, with a large number of illustrations chosen to bring out the concreteness and reality of science as a human activity. Professor Ziman gives a chapter-by-chapter list of suggested topics for oral and written discussion, intended to provoke critical, skeptical attitudes to simplified solutions to real issues, and comments briefly on relevant books and other sources." (from the publisher's description)
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- Bookseller
- Leopolis Volodymyr Dmyterko (PL)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 007240
- Title
- The Force of Knowledge
- Author
- Ziman, John M
- Format/Binding
- Soft cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 052109917X
- ISBN 13
- 9780521099172
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Place of Publication
- Cambridge
- Date Published
- 1984
- Bookseller catalogs
- Science;
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About the Seller
Leopolis Volodymyr Dmyterko
Biblio member since 2019
Kraków
About Leopolis Volodymyr Dmyterko
Specializing in mathematical sciences, Church Slavonic and Slavic books, Eastern European history, travels and topography, bibliography, history and art of the book, history of libraries and collections
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