The Golem: What You Should Know About Science (Canto) (Canto Classics)

by Harry Collins and Trevor Pinch

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Harry Collins and Trevor Pinch liken science to the Golem, a creature from Jewish mythology, powerful yet potentially dangerous, a gentle, helpful creature that may yet run amok at any moment. Through a series of intriguing case studies the authors debunk the traditional view that science is the straightforward result of competent theorisation, observation and experimentation. The very well-received first edition generated much debate, reflected in a substantial new Afterword in this second edition, which seeks to place the book in what have become known as 'the science wars'.
  • ISBN13 9781107299757
  • Publish Date 25 October 2013 (first published 9 February 1996)
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country GB
  • Imprint Cambridge University Press
  • Edition 2nd Revised edition
  • Format eBook
  • Language English